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The Option object represents an option in a dropdown list in an HTML form.
For each instance of an <option> tag in an HTML form, an Option object is created.
You can access an Option object by searching through the elements[] array of the form, or by using document.getElementById().
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard).
| Property | Description | IE | F | O | W3C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| defaultSelected | Returns the default value of the selected attribute | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| disabled | Sets or returns whether or not an option should be disabled | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| form | Returns a reference to the form that contains an option | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| id | Sets or returns the id of an option | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| index | Returns the index position of an option in a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| label | Sets or returns a label for an option (only for option-groups) | 6 | Yes | ||
| selected | Sets or returns the value of the selected attribute | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| text | Sets or returns the text value of an option | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes |
| value | Sets or returns the value to be sent to the server | 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 |
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