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- What is it?
- The SELECT tag indicates the contents of the tag will be a list
of values. The values of this list are represented by separate OPTION
tags. A common implementation is a drop-down list box.
- Attributes
- MULTIPLE
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE1 | M2A1
| N1
- Required? No
- Description:
This attribute indicates that more than one option can be selected at
one time to be included in the return value to the form processing
script.
- Values: NA
- Name
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE1 | M2A1
| N1
- Required? Yes
- Description:
This is a required attribute that associates a symbolic name to the
field for submittal to the form processing script.
- Values: Alphanumeric characters.
- Size
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE1 | M2A1
| N1
- Required? No
- Description:
Specifies the number of visible items in the list.
- Values: Positive integers.
Event Handler Attributes
- [For more information on Event Handlers, please see the
SCRIPT page.]
- onBlur
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE3B1 | M
| N2B3
- Required? No
- Description:
A blur Event Handler executes Script code when a Selection List field
in a form loses focus.
- Values: Script statements or an external
function call.
- onChange
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE3B1 | M
| N2B3
- Required? No
- Description:
A change Event Handler executes Script code when a Selection List field
loses focus and its value has been modified. This Event Handler is used
to validate data after it is modified by a user.
- Values: Script statements or an external
function call.
- onFocus
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE3B1 | M
| N2B3
- Required? No
- Description:
A focus Event Handler executes Script code when a Selection List field
receives input focus by tabbing with the keyboard or clicking with the
mouse. Selecting within a field results in a onSelect event, not a
onFocus event.
- Values: Script statements or an external
function call.
Style Sheet Attributes
[More on Cascading Style Sheets]
- Class
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This represents an assigned semantic classification grouping(s) for the
current tag.
- Values:
Given as a comma separated list of alphanumeric characters. Class names
may contain spaces (multiple consecutive spaces treated as a single
space.)
- ID
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This assigns an alpha-numeric identifier that is unique
to this tag instance. Style sheets may use this attribute to reference
the current instance of this tag. Hyperlinks may also use this identifier
to serve as a destination.
- Values:
An alphanumeric string - initial character must be a letter followed
by alphabetic characters, digits, "-" or "."
characters. The allowable set of alpha-characters is restricted to the
A-Z and a-z set.
- Style
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B3
- Required? No
- Description:
This attribute is a text string that provides rendering style
information for the current tag.
- Values:
Please see the description of
inline styles for more
information on how to use this attribute and its
possible values.
- Example
- <form>
<select NAME="list1" SIZE=3
MULTIPLE>
<option VALUE="opt1">option1
<option VALUE="opt2">option2
<option
SELECTED
VALUE="opt3">option3
</select>
</form>
- Parent Model
- <form>
- Content Model
- <option>
Tips & Tricks
- Markup other than the OPTION tag should never appear in a
selection list.
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