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public interface: HTMLSelectElement [javadoc | source]

All Implemented Interfaces:
    HTMLElement

The select element allows the selection of an option. The contained options can be directly accessed through the select element as a collection. See the SELECT element definition in HTML 4.01.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.
Method from org.w3c.dom.html2.HTMLSelectElement Summary:
add,   blur,   focus,   getDisabled,   getForm,   getLength,   getMultiple,   getName,   getOptions,   getSelectedIndex,   getSize,   getTabIndex,   getType,   getValue,   remove,   setDisabled,   setLength,   setMultiple,   setName,   setSelectedIndex,   setSize,   setTabIndex,   setValue
Method from org.w3c.dom.html2.HTMLSelectElement Detail:
 public  void add(HTMLElement element,
    HTMLElement before) throws DOMException
    Add a new element to the collection of 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. This method may have no effect if the new element is not an OPTION or an OPTGROUP.
 public  void blur()
    Removes keyboard focus from this element.
 public  void focus()
    Gives keyboard focus to this element.
 public boolean getDisabled()
    The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public HTMLFormElement getForm()
    Returns the FORM element containing this control. Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.
 public int getLength()
    The number of options in this SELECT.
 public boolean getMultiple()
    If true, multiple OPTION elements may be selected in this SELECT. See the multiple attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public String getName()
    Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public HTMLOptionsCollection getOptions()
    The collection of OPTION elements contained by this element.
 public int getSelectedIndex()
    The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value -1 is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are selected, the index of the first selected option is returned.
 public int getSize()
    Number of visible rows. See the size attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public int getTabIndex()
    Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public String getType()
    The type of this form control. This is the string "select-multiple" when the multiple attribute is true and the string "select-one" when false.
 public String getValue()
    The current form control value (i.e. the value of the currently selected option), if multiple options are selected this is the value of the first selected option.
 public  void remove(int index)
    Remove an element from the collection of OPTION elements for this SELECT. Does nothing if no element has the given index.
 public  void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
    The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public  void setLength(int length) throws DOMException
    The number of options in this SELECT.
 public  void setMultiple(boolean multiple)
    If true, multiple OPTION elements may be selected in this SELECT. See the multiple attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public  void setName(String name)
    Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public  void setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex)
    The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value -1 is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are selected, the index of the first selected option is returned.
 public  void setSize(int size)
    Number of visible rows. See the size attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public  void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
    Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 public  void setValue(String value)
    The current form control value (i.e. the value of the currently selected option), if multiple options are selected this is the value of the first selected option.