HTML DOM Select Object
Select Object
The Select object represents a dropdown list in an HTML form.
For each instance of an HTML <select> tag
in a form, a Select object is created.
You can access a Select 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).
Select Object Collections
| Collection |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| options[] |
Returns an array of all the options in a dropdown list |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Select Object Properties
| 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 |
Standard Properties
| 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 |
Select Object Methods
| 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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