HTML DOM Select Object

## JavaScript Reference

Overview

## JavaScript Objects

JS Array JS Boolean JS Date JS Math JS Number JS String JS RegExp JS Global

## Browser Objects

Window Navigator Screen History Location

## HTML DOM Objects

DOM Document DOM Elements DOM Attributes DOM Events

## HTML Objects

DOM Anchor DOM Area DOM Base DOM Body DOM Button DOM Form DOM Frame/IFrame DOM Frameset DOM Image DOM Input Button DOM Input Checkbox DOM Input File DOM Input Hidden DOM Input Password DOM Input Radio DOM Input Reset DOM Input Submit DOM Input Text DOM Link DOM Meta DOM Object DOM Option DOM Select DOM Style DOM Table DOM td / th DOM tr DOM Textarea

# HTML DOM Select Object

« Previous
Next Reference »

## Select Object

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

A dropdown list lets a user select one or more options of a limited number of choices.

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

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

## Select Object Collections

W3C: W3C Standard.

Collection | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
options | Returns a collection of all the options in a dropdown list | Yes

## Select Object Properties

Property | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
disabled | Sets or returns whether the dropdown list is disabled, or not | Yes
form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the dropdown list | Yes
length | Returns the number of options in a dropdown list | Yes
multiple | Sets or returns whether more than one item can be selected from the dropdown list | Yes
name | Sets or returns the name of a dropdown list | Yes
selectedIndex | Sets or returns the index of the selected option in a dropdown list | Yes
size | Sets or returns the number of visible options in a dropdown list | Yes
type | Returns which type of form element a dropdown list is | Yes

## Select Object Methods

Method | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
add() | Adds an option to a dropdown list | Yes
remove() | Removes an option from a dropdown list | Yes

## Standard Properties and Events

The Select object also supports the standard properties and events.

« Previous
Next Reference »

## Your suggestion:

Your E-mail (optional):

Page address:

Description:

Close [X]

## Thank You For Helping Us!

Your message has been sent to W3Schools.

Close [X]
Search w3schools.com:

## WEB HOSTING

Best Web Hosting UK Reseller Hosting Wow! $5 SSD Hosting

## WEB BUILDING

Download XML Editor
FREE Website BUILDER FREE Website Creator

## WEB RESOURCES

Web Statistics Web Validation

## SHARE THIS PAGE