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Properties

defaultSelected

A read/write boolean that specifies whether the option is

initially selected when the Select object that contains it is

created or reset.

index

A read-only integer that specifies the index of the option

within the

options[] array of the Select object that contains it.

selected

A read/write boolean value that specifies whether an option is

currently selected. You can use this property to test whether a

given option is selected. You can also set it to select or dese-

lect an option. Note that when you select or deselect an

option in this way, the

Select.onchange() event handler is not

invoked.

text

A read/write string that specifies the text that appears to the

user for the option.

value

A read/write string that specifies the text that is passed to the

web server if the option is selected when the form is

submitted.

See Also

Select

RegExp

regular expressions for pattern matching

Core JavaScript 1.2; JScript 3.0; ECMA v3

Literal Syntax

/pattern/attributes

Constructor

new RegExp(pattern, attributes)

Regular expression patterns are expressed using a complex

grammar that is summarized earlier in this book.

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Instance Properties

global

A read-only boolean that specifies whether the RegExp has

the

g attribute and therefore performs ...