public interface HTMLSelectElement extends HTMLElement
See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.
ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | add(HTMLElement element,
   HTMLElement before)Add a new element to the collection of  OPTIONelements
 for thisSELECT. | 
| void | blur()Removes keyboard focus from this element. | 
| void | focus()Gives keyboard focus to this element. | 
| boolean | getDisabled()The control is unavailable in this context. | 
| HTMLFormElement | getForm()Returns the  FORMelement containing this control. | 
| int | getLength()The number of options in this  SELECT. | 
| boolean | getMultiple()If true, multiple  OPTIONelements may  be selected in
 thisSELECT. | 
| String | getName()Form control or object name when submitted with a form. | 
| HTMLCollection | getOptions()The collection of  OPTIONelements contained by this
 element. | 
| int | getSelectedIndex()The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. | 
| int | getSize()Number of visible rows. | 
| int | getTabIndex()Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. | 
| String | getType()The type of this form control. | 
| String | getValue()The current form control value. | 
| void | remove(int index)Remove an element from the collection of  OPTIONelements
 for thisSELECT. | 
| void | setDisabled(boolean disabled) | 
| void | setMultiple(boolean multiple) | 
| void | setName(String name) | 
| void | setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex) | 
| void | setSize(int size) | 
| void | setTabIndex(int tabIndex) | 
| void | setValue(String value) | 
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true and the string
 "select-one" when false .int getSelectedIndex()
void setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex)
String getValue()
void setValue(String value)
int getLength()
SELECT .HTMLFormElement getForm()
FORM element containing this control. Returns
 null if this control is not within the context of a form.HTMLCollection getOptions()
OPTION elements contained by this
 element.boolean getDisabled()
void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
boolean getMultiple()
OPTION elements may  be selected in
 this SELECT . See the  multiple attribute definition in
 HTML 4.0.void setMultiple(boolean multiple)
String getName()
void setName(String name)
int getSize()
void setSize(int size)
int getTabIndex()
void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
void add(HTMLElement element, HTMLElement before) throws DOMException
OPTION elements
 for this SELECT . This method is the equivalent of the
 appendChild method of the Node interface if
 the before parameter is null . It is
 equivalent to the insertBefore method on the parent of
 before in all other cases.element - The element to add.before - The element to insert before, or null for
   the tail of the list.DOMException - NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if before is not a descendant of
   the SELECT element.void remove(int index)
OPTION elements
 for this SELECT . Does nothing if no element has the given
  index.index - The index of the item to remove, starting from 0.void blur()
void focus()
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