The HTMLOptionElement interface represents <option> elements and inherits all classes and methods of the HTMLElement interface.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
defaultSelected |
Boolean |
Contains the initial value of the selected HTML attribute, indicating whether the option is selected by default or not. |
disabled |
Boolean |
Reflects the value of the disabled HTML attribute, which indicates that the option is unavailable to be selected. An option can also be disabled if it is a child of an <optgroup> element that is disabled. |
formRead only |
HTMLFormElement |
If the option is a descendent of a <select> element, then this property has the same value as the form property of the corresponding HTMLSelectElement object; otherwise, it is null. |
indexRead only |
long |
The position of the option within the list of options it belongs to, in tree-order. If the option is not part of a list of options, like when it is part of the <datalist> element, the value is 0. |
label |
DOMString |
Reflects the value of the label HTML attribute, which provides a label for the option. If this attribute isn't specifically set, reading it returns the element's text content. |
selected |
Boolean |
Indicates whether the option is currently selected. |
text |
DOMString |
Contains the text content of the element. |
value |
DOMString |
Reflects the value of the value HTML attribute, if it exists; otherwise reflects value of the Node.textContent property. |
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
- Option()
- Is a constructor creating an
HTMLOptionElementobject. It has four values: the text to display,text, the value associated,value, the value ofdefaultSelected, and the value ofselected. The last three values are optional.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from HTML5. |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | A constructor, Option(), has been added.The form property can be the null value. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | The selected property changed its meaning: it now indicates if the option is currently selected and no longer if it was initally selected.The defaultSelected property is no longer read-only. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
defaultSelected | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
disabled | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
form | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
index | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
label | Yes | 12 | 7 Yes — 71 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
selected | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
text | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
value | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
defaultSelected | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
disabled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
index | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
label | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 Yes — 71 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
selected | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
value | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1. Prior to Firefox 7 the label property incorrectly returned an empty string if not defined instead of returning the element's text content.
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<option>.