select

Form

Attributes

attribute	default	description
id	none	specifies the unique ID
class	none	specifies the style sheet class
style	none	specifies the style sheet
name	none	specifies the name for the drop down menu
size	none	specifies the number of visible items in the drop down menu
multiple	---	specifies whether multiple items can be selected
disabled	---	disables the drop down menu

Support

HTML 2, HTML 3.2, HTML 4.01 [STF], XHTML 1.0 [STF], XHTML 1.1, XHTML Basic
Microsoft (MSDN)
[IE3 or later][Firefox 1 or later][Safari 1 or later][Opera 3 or later][Netscape 2 or later]

Explanation

The select tag specifies a menu in a input form. Use the <option> tag for each option item. If selecting multiple items, specify the multiple attribute.

Related Tags

form, option, optgroup

Sample Code [Output]

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=shift_jis">
<title>Sample</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Sample</h1>
<form method="get" action="../bbs.cgi">
<select name="Fruits">
<option>Apple</option>
<option>Grape</option>
<option>Pear</option>
</select>
</form>
</body>
</html>