Name

Option: an option in a Select element — DOM Level 2 HTML: Node → Element → HTMLElement → HTMLOptionElement

Constructor

Option objects can be created with Document.createElement( ), like any other tag. In the DOM Level 0, Option objects can also be dynamically created with the Option( ) constructor, as follows:

new Option(Stringtext, String value,
           boolean defaultSelected, boolean selected)

Arguments

text

An optional string argument that specifies the text property of the Option object.

value

An optional string argument that specifies the value property of the Option object.

defaultSelected

An optional boolean argument that specifies the defaultSelected property of the Option object.

selected

An optional boolean argument that specifies the selected property of the Option object.

Properties

boolean defaultSelected

The initial value of the selected attribute of the <option> element. If the form is reset, the selected property is reset to the value of this property. Setting this property also sets the value of the selected property.

boolean disabled

If true, this <option> element is disabled, and the user is not allowed to select it. Mirrors the disabled attribute.

readonlyHTMLFormElementform

A reference to the <form> element that contains this element.

readonly long index

The position of this <option> element within the <select> element that contains it.

String label

The text to be displayed for the option. Mirrors the label attribute. If this property is not specified, the ...

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