.select2("data") in Chrome fails when data set with .select2("val", ????)

Using Chrome Version 32.0.1700.107 m (and whatever I had before I decided to update to see if the latest version worked), I found that setting the selected values via val, such as:

$("select").select2("val", ["CA","MA"]);

then attempting to access any selected data via data such as:

$("select").select2("data");

will not work. It fails and does not produce any return values.

Case in point, the demo site for select2: http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/

if you go to the "Programmatic Access" section, under the multiple selection buttons, click "Set to California and Massachusetts" then click "Alert selected value using data" will fail with this error in the Chrome console:

Uncaught TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON 

This works in IE11 (didn't check below) and FF 26.0 but not Chrome.

[kevin-brown]

The problem on the Select2 site is with the JSON, as select2("data") returns the correct values.

I think the problem has to do with the element key in that case and shouldn't be related to your issue.

If you can make a jsfiddle that shows this happening, that would be great.

ya, you're right. I seem to remember thinking that as well but I must have spaced about that very important part of this puzzle. My fault.
I created a jsfiddle here in any case: http://jsfiddle.net/nwolke/7ph3P/2/
If you run it in IE or FF you'll see the JSON output where element is only [{}](I presume because those browsers fail stringify-ing it gracefully?) where Chrome will just fail and produce nothing.
So ya, this really isn't Select2's issue.

[forkthemall]

Same bug on Chrome 38.0.2125.104.