Option selected Property
Example
Change the selected option in a drop-down list to "orange":
document.getElementById("orange").selected = true;
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Definition and Usage
The selected property sets or returns the selected state of an option.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| selected | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the selected property:
optionObject.selected
Set the selected property:
optionObject.selected = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether an option in a drop-down list should be selected or not.
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the option is selected, otherwise it returns false |
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More Examples
Example
Find out if the "banana" option in a drop-down list is selected or not:
var x = document.getElementById("banana").selected;
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <option> selected attribute
❮ Option Object
