HTMLOptionElement : HTMLElement
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Option element on an HTML form.

Platform Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
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Constructors

Constructor Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
HTMLOptionElement Constructor() : HTMLOptionElement
Option element on an HTML form.
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HTMLOptionElement() : HTMLOptionElement

Option element on an HTML form.

Returns
HTMLOptionElement

Visibility
internal

Properties

Property Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
defaultSelected : Boolean
If true, indicates that the option is selected by default.
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disabled : Boolean
If true, indicates that the option is disabled.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/stylesheets.html

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form : HTMLFormElement
The form that contains this element.
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index : Number
Index of the element within its parent Select element.
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label : String
Text label for the element.
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selected : Boolean
If true, indicates that the element is selected.
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text : String
Text label for the option element.
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value : String
Value for the element that is sent to the server when the form is submitted.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/attributes.html

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References

HTMLFormElement|HTMLInputElement|HTMLSelectElement|Option|Select

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