The <select>
element
A form control which provides a drop-down menu of items, from which the user can select one or possibly several.
Full list of attributes
All the usual HTML global attributes are available
autocomplete
- Whether to use auto-completion for filling in the field.
autofocus
- Tells the browser to put the focus on this element when the page has finished loading, rather than focussing on the first focusable element on the page as usual.
disabled
- The control will be disabled if this is used. It will not respond to clicks, and will not play any part in generating the data submitted by the form.
form
- Explicitly sets the
<form>
element with which this control should be associated. multiple
- If used, the browser should allow the user to select more than one option from the list.
name
- The name that will be used for this control's value when it's included in the data generated when the form is submitted.
required
- If present, the element should be considered invalid if none of the options has been chosen.
size
- The number of options which the browser should make visible at once. Defaults to one for single selections (which will show as a drop-down menu) and four if the
multiple
attribute is present (showing as a list box).