HTML DOM Option defaultSelected Property

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# Option defaultSelected Property

Option Object

## Definition and Usage

The defaultSelected property returns the default value of the selected attribute.

This property returns true if an option is selected by default, otherwise it returns false.

Note: If an option is selected by default, it is displayed first in the dropdown list.

## Syntax

optionObject.defaultSelected

## Browser Support

The defaultSelected property is supported in all major browsers.

## Example

Check if the selected option is checked by default:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("mySelect").selectedIndex;
var y=document.getElementsByTagName("option");
alert("Is " + y[x].text + " selected by default? " + y[x].defaultSelected);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Select your favorite fruit:
<select id="mySelect">
<option>Apple</option>
<option>Orange</option>
<option selected="selected">Pineapple</option>
<option>Banana</option>
</select>
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Is selected fruit selected by default?</button>
</body>
</html>
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Option Object

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