Option : HTMLElement

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Platform Support

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Chrome	Safari
3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	no	no	no

Constructors

Constructor	Action	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Chrome	Safari
Option Constructor() : Option Creates a new instance of an Option object.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	no	no	no
Option() : Option Creates a new instance of an Option object. Returns Option Visibility internal

Properties

Property	Action	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Chrome	Safari
defaultSelected : Boolean Whether or not the option is selected by default.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	5.0+	1.0+
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index : Number Index in the options array for the option.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	5.0+	1.0+
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selected : Boolean Whether or not the option is currently selected.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	5.0+	1.0+
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text : String Text for the option.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	5.0+	1.0+
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value : String Value of the option that is sent when the form is submitted.	Show Details	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	5.0+	1.0+
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References

Select|Select.options[]|HTMLOptionElement|HTMLSelectElement

Availability

JavaScript 1.0|enhanced in JavaScript 1.1|W3C