Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

option

Synopsis

<option>...</option>

Defines an option within a select element (a multiple-choice menu or scrolling list). The content of the option element is the value that is sent to the form processing application (unless an alternative value is specified using the value attribute).

Attributes

Core(id, class, style, title), Internationalization, Events

disabled=" disabled "

Indicates that the selection is initially nonfunctional. It can be reactivated with a script.

label=" text "

Allows the author to provide a shorter label than the content of the option. This attribute is not supported.

selected=" selected "

Makes this item selected when the form is initially displayed.

value=" text "

Defines a value to assign to the option item within the select control, to use in place of option contents.