HTMLOptionElement.Option

Constructor for creating an HTMLOptionElement.

Syntax

var optionElementReference = new Option(text, value, defaultSelected, selected);

Parameters

text Optional

A DOMString representing the content of the element, i.e. the displayed text. If this is not specified, a default value of "" (empty string) is used.

value Optional

A DOMString representing the value of the HTMLOptionElement, i.e. the value attribute of the equivalent <option>. If this is not specified, the value of text is used as the value, e.g. for the associated <select> element's value when the form is submitted to the server.

defaultSelected Optional

A Boolean that sets the selected attribute value, i.e. so that this <option> will be the default value selected in the <select> element when the page is first loaded. If this is not specified, a default value of false is used. Note that a value of true does not set the option to selected if it is not already selected.

selected Optional

A Boolean that sets the option's selected state; the default is false (not selected). If omitted, even if the defaultSelected argument is true, the option is not selected.

Specification