HTML Pocket Reference

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<select> — NN: 2, 3, 4 • MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 • HTML 4 • WebTV • Opera3

<select> ... </select>

Defines a form element that can be a multiple-choice menu or a scrolling list. It is a container for one or more <option> tags.

multiple: This allows the user to select more than one <option> from the list.
name=text: Defines the name for selected <option> values that, if selected, are passed on to the forms-processing application (required).
size=number: Controls the display of the list of options. When size=1 (and multiple is not specified), the list is displayed as a pull-down menu. For values higher than 1, the options are displayed as a scrolling list with the specified number of options visible.

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