HTML DOM Select Object

Select Object

The Select object represent a dropdown list in an HTML form.

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

For each instance of an HTML <select> tag in a form, a Select object is created automatically.

You can access a Select object by searching through the elements[] array of the form or by using document.getElementById().

IE: Internet Explorer, O: Opera,F: Firefox, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard).

Collection	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
options[]	Returns an array of all the options in a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes

Property	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
disabled	Sets or returns whether or not a dropdown list should be disabled	5	1	9	Yes
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
id	Sets or returns the id of a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
length	Returns the number of options in a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
multiple	Sets or returns whether or not multiple items can be selected	4	1	9	Yes
name	Sets or returns the name of a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
selectedIndex	Sets or returns the index of the selected option in a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
size	Sets or returns the number of visible rows in a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
tabIndex	Sets or returns the tab order for a dropdown list	5	1	9	Yes
type	Returns the type of form element a dropdown list is	4	1	9	Yes

Property	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
className	Sets or returns the class attribute of an element	5	1	9	Yes
dir	Sets or returns the direction of text	5	1	9	Yes
lang	Sets or returns the language code for an element	5	1	9	Yes
title	Sets or returns an element's advisory title	5	1	9	Yes

Method	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
add()	Adds an option to a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
blur()	Removes focus from a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
focus()	Sets focus on a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes
remove()	Removes an option from a dropdown list	4	1	9	Yes

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