Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

OPTION — NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1

Synopsis

The OPTION object reflects the OPTION element, which must be nested inside a SELECT element. References to OPTION objects most often use its parent SELECT object, with the OPTION object treated as one member of an array of options belonging to that SELECT object.

HTML Equivalent

<OPTION>

Object Model Reference

NN

[window.]document. formName . selectName .options[i]

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i].options[i]

IE

[window.]document. formName .selectName.options[i]

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i].options[i]

[window.]document.all. elementID

Properties

className	index	offsetParent	parentTextEdit	tagName
document	isTextEdit	offsetWidth	selected	text
defaultSelected	language	parentElement	style	value
id	offsetHeight

Methods

contains( )	removeAttribute( )	setAttribute( )
getAttribute( )	scrollIntoView( )