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HTML5 option element
The option element allows you to mark up an option within the select or datalist elements. »video
About option
Display & support option
- display in browser »video
Parents, children option
- option nested within elements »option parents
- elements nested within option »option children
»examples
Attributes option
- required: none
- optional: specific attributes, global attributes, event attributes
Observation: to have more than 1 option pre-selected (selected), multiple attribute on select parent element is required »video
Warning
option(s) selected versus option(s) pre-selected: see the difference »video
Syntax option
| 1 2 | <> ... </> <> ... » video |
Attributes and Values option (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| 1. | disabled | = | "", , disabled | »video | < disabled> ... <⁄> | |
| 2. | label | = | string (option_label) | - | < label="option_label"> ...<⁄> | |
| 3. | selected | = | "", , selected | »video | < selected> ... <⁄> | |
| 4. | value | = | string (option_value) | - | < value="option_value"> ...<⁄> | |
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> ... </> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> ... </> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> ... </> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> ... </> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> ... </> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> ... </> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> ... </> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> ... </> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> ... </> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> ... </> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> ... </> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> ... </> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> ... </> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> ... </> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> ... </> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> ... </> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration option element
HTML5 option element: mark up an option
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | video tutorial: option element |
| 00:05 | options element allows you to mark up an option An option can be: A) selected: if option element is child of select element or B) pre-selected: if option element is child of datalist element note: an option that can be selected can also be grouped together with other options under a common label |
| 00:11 | A) let's add options which can be selected (option element nested inside select element) |
| 00:37 | any option can be selected |
| 00:43 | the options can be grouped (option element nested inside optgroup element, inside select element) |
| 00:56 | the 3 options are grouped under 'Group x' which represents their common label |
| 01:02 | B) let's add options which can be suggested (option element nested inside datalist element) |
| 01:29 | as we type in, the list of suggestions display (= the options are being suggested to us) |
| 01:32 | options selected versus |
| 01:34 | options suggested |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG