Specifies an option in a select (selection list) element.
Browser/User Agent Support
| IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Example
This example shows a select list of dog breeds with three list items. The two large breeds are grouped together into an option group.
<select name="dog" id="dog" >
<optgroup label= "bigDogs" >
<option id="lab" label="lab" value="lab" > Labrador retriever </option>
<option id="golden" label="golden" value="golden" > Golden retriever </option>
</optgroup>
<option id="pug" label="pug" value="pug" > Pug </option>
</select>
Remarks
<option></option> tags should always be nested within a <select></select> element.
Attribute Detail
| Attribute | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CSS class assigned to the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Direction of the element text.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Specifies whether or not the element is disabled.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Unique identifier for the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Short text description for the element.
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4.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ | |
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Language code for the content of the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Script language for the element.
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3.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+ |
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If present, specifies that the element selected by default.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Inline style for the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Short text description for the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Text containing the value of the element.
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4.0+ | 1.1+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+ |
Event Detail
| Event | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fires when the element is clicked.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the element is double-clicked.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the active element becomes inactive.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when Print or Print Preview finishes laying out the content in a LayoutRect with the source data.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when the element loses mouse capture.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the mouse pointer enters the element.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when the mouse pointer leaves the element.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.
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2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Fires when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the element has focus.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when the element moves.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires when the ready state of the element changes.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
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Fires immediately before the element is selected.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+ |
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Fires when a time-related error occurs.
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4.0+ | no | no | no | no |
