Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

value — NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1

Synopsis

Read/Write

Current value associated with the form control that is submitted with the name/value pair for the element. All values are strings, but they may represent other kinds of data, including Boolean and numeric values. Internet Explorer automatically stuffs the value property of the selected OPTION object into the SELECT object’s value property.

Example

if (document.forms[0].medium.value == "CD-ROM") {
    ...
}

Value

String.

Default

None.