HTML DOM index Property
 Complete Option Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The index property returns the index position of an option in a dropdown
list.
Syntax
Example
The following example returns the index of the selected option in a dropdown
list:
<<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function alertIndex()
{
var x=document.getElementById("mySelect").selectedIndex;
var y=document.getElementsByTagName("option");
alert(y[x].text + " has the index of: " + y[x].index);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Select your favorite fruit:
<select id="mySelect">
<option>Apple</option>
<option>Orange</option>
<option>Pineapple</option>
<option>Banana</option>
</select>
<br />
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="alertIndex()"
value="Show index of the chosen fruit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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