The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition

Option

The option object refers to an option in a select element of a form—either a pull-down menu or scrollable list. All the options of a select element are stored in the options[] array of that element.

Properties

Form	FF, IE 3	Form containing the option
selected	FF, IE 3	true if the option has been selected and false otherwise

Example:

if (window.document.the_form.the_pulldown.options[0].selected == true)
{
    var the_option_text =
        window.document.the_form.the_pulldown.option[0].text;
    alert("thanks for picking " + the_option_text);
}

text	FF, IE 3	Text associated with an option (see the preceding example)
value	FF, IE 3	Value of the option