HTML DOM Option Object

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# HTML DOM Option Object

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## Option Object

The Option object represents an option in a dropdown list in an HTML form.

For each <option> tag in an HTML form, an Option object is created.

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

## Option Object Properties

W3C: W3C Standard.

Property | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
defaultSelected | Returns the default value of the selected attribute | Yes
disabled | Sets or returns whether an option is disabled, or not | Yes
form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the option | Yes
index | Sets or returns the index position of an option in a dropdown list | Yes
selected | Sets or returns the value of the selected attribute | Yes
text | Sets or returns the text of an option element | Yes
value | Sets or returns the value to be sent to the server | Yes

## Standard Properties and Events

The Option object also supports the standard properties and events.

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