Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

select

Synopsis

<select>...</select>

Defines a multiple-choice menu or a scrolling list. It is a container for one or more option elements. This element may also contain one or more optgroup elements.

Attributes

Core(id, class, style, title), Internationalization, Events, onfocus, onblur, onchange

disabled="disabled"

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

multiple="multiple"

This allows the user to select more than one option from the list. When this attribute is absent, only single selections are allowed.

name=" text "

Required. Defines the name for select control; when the form is submitted to the form-processing application, this name is sent along with each selected option value.

size=" number "

Specifies the number of rows that display in the list of options. For values higher than 1, the options are displayed as a scrolling list with the specified number of options visible. When size="1" is specified, the list is displayed as a pop-up menu.

The default value is 1 when multiple is not used. When multiple is specified, the value varies by browser (but a value of 4 is common).

tabindex=" number "

Specifies position in the tabbing order. Tabbing navigation allows the user to cycle through the active fields by using the Tab key.

xml:space="preserve"

XHTML only. Instructs XML processors to preserve the white space in the element.