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The OPTION Tag
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Name Option Description This tag defines each list item in the ComboBox control (drop-down list) on a web page.  You can enclose the OPTION tags in the OPTGROUP tag to separate items into groups.  The OPTION tag is used within the SELECT tag. Attributes DISABLED Disables the list item. SELECTED Specifies that the list item will be selected when the page loads.  Only one OPTION tag in each ComboBox should use this attribute unless the SELECT tag's 'multiple' attribute is set. VALUE Specifies the internal value for the list item, which will be sent to the script. Related Tags This tag is used within the SELECT tag.  OPTION tags can be used within the OPTGROUP tag to separate list items into groups. Example Code <select> <option value="egypt">Egypt</option> <option value="ethiopia">Ethiopia</option> <option value="france">France</option> <option value="germany">Germany</option> <option value="sudan">Sudan</option> <option value="uk" selected>UK</option> </select> Generates Egypt Ethiopia France Germany Sudan UK Please fill in the below form if you have any comments or additional information you want to add about the above information.  If you have any questions, please visit the Forum.  Any questions sent using this form will be ignored. * - Mandatory *Name: E-mail: *Comments: *Please type the following code (your comment cannot be accepted without it): © Martin Allen 1999 - 2006.  Last updated Sunday 22 October 2006 07:53:48 PM +0100.