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HTML DOM Option Object

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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:

• The Node object
• The Element object

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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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