HTML DOM Select Object

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# HTML DOM Select Object

## Select Object

The Select object represents a dropdown list in an HTML form.

For each instance of an HTML <select> tag in a form, a Select object is created.

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

IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard).

### Select Object Collections

Collection | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
options[] | Returns an array of all the options in a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes

### Select Object Properties

Property | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
disabled | Sets or returns whether or not a dropdown list should be disabled | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
id | Sets or returns the id of a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
length | Returns the number of options in a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
multiple | Sets or returns whether or not multiple items can be selected | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
name | Sets or returns the name of a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
selectedIndex | Sets or returns the index of the selected option in a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
size | Sets or returns the number of visible rows in a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
tabIndex | Sets or returns the tab order for a dropdown list | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
type | Returns the type of form element a dropdown list is | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes

### Standard Properties

Property | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
className | Sets or returns the class attribute of an element | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
dir | Sets or returns the direction of text | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
lang | Sets or returns the language code for an element | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes
title | Sets or returns an element's advisory title | 5 | 1 | 9 | Yes

### Select Object Methods

Method | Description | IE | F | O | W3C
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
add() | Adds an option to a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
blur() | Removes focus from a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
focus() | Sets focus on a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes
remove() | Removes an option from a dropdown list | 4 | 1 | 9 | Yes

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