allow formatSelection to return a jQuery object

select2.js

@@ -3052,7 +3052,7 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
             formatted=this.opts.formatSelection(data, choice.find("div"), this.opts.escapeMarkup);
             if (formatted != undefined) {
-                choice.find("div").replaceWith("<div>"+formatted+"</div>");
+                choice.find("div").replaceWith($("<div></div>").html(formatted));
             }
             cssClass=this.opts.formatSelectionCssClass(data, choice.find("div"));
             if (cssClass != undefined) {