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HTML DOM Option Object

Option Object

The Option object represents an option in a dropdown list in an HTML form.

For each <option> tag in an HTML form, an Option object is created.

You can access an Option object by searching through the elements[] array of a form, or by using document.getElementById().

Note: The Option object can also use the properties/methods of:

Option Object Properties

W3C: W3C Standard.

Property Description W3C
defaultSelected Returns the default value of the selected attribute Yes
disabled Sets or returns whether an option is disabled, or not Yes
form Returns a reference to the form that contains the option Yes
index Sets or returns the index position of an option in a dropdown list Yes
selected Sets or returns the value of the selected attribute Yes
text Sets or returns the text of an option element Yes
value Sets or returns the value to be sent to the server Yes

Standard Properties and Events

The Option object also supports the standard properties and events.


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