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The Select object

The Select object represents a <select> tag.

Select Object Examples

Example	IE 5.5	NN 4.7	NN 6.2
Disable and enable a select element	X		X
Return the name of the form that contains the select element	X	X	X
Return the number of options	X	X	X
Specify the number of visible options	X		X
Select multiple options	X		X
Return the selected option as a number	X	X	X
Return the selected option as text	X	X	X
Remove an option	X		X

Properties

Property	Description
disabled	Sets or returns the disabled property
form	Returns the form element to the select element
length	Returns the number of option elements
multiple	Sets or returns whether you can select multiple options
name	Sets or returns the name of the select element
options	Returns the option elements as a collection
selectedIndex	Returns the selected option element as a number
size	Sets or returns the number of visible options
tabIndex	Sets or returns the select element's position in the tab order
type	Returns the type of the select element
value

Methods

Method	Description
add(option, insertBefore)	Adds a new option to the option collection
remove(index)	Removes an option from the option collection
blur()	The element loses focus
focus()	The element gets focus

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