OPTION tag

List option - <OPTION>

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Description
An element of a list used in conjunction with the Select tag, normally used to provide values in a drop down list within a form. When the form is submitted, the selected option's value will be submitted with the name of the select control. If the value attribute is not used then the option wil have the value of the fext which follows it.

Attributes

Name	Values	Description
class	classname	Class of the element which is used to associate the element with a style sheet.
dir	ltr\|rtl	The direction in which text flows when surrounded by text which flows in different directions.
disabled
event_name	script_code	Defines script to run on event such as OnMouseOver
id	string	A unique name to identify an element.
label	string
lang	language_type	The ISO description for the language of the element.
language	javascript\|jscript\|vbscript\|vbs
plain
selected
style	string	Specifies style information for the element.
title	string	Title for element which is often displayed as a tool-tip when the cursor hovers over the element.
value	string	Value of the current item. Deprecated under HTML 4.0

Example

<select name="mynumbers">
<option>one
<option>two
<option>three
</select>
or
<select name="mynumbers">
<option value=1>one
<option value=2>two
<option value=3>three
</select>

Will be displayed as :

or

Compatability

HTML	NETSCAPE				INTERNET EXPLORER
4.1	N2	N3	N4	N6	IE3	IE4	IE5	IE6
YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES

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