HTML | DOM Option selected Property
Last Updated :
27 Aug, 2019
The Option selected Property in HTML DOM is used for setting or returning the value of the selected state of an <option> Element. This is a Boolean Attribute.
Syntax:
Property Values: It contains a Boolean value which specifies that Whether the option would be selected or not.
- true: It specifies the option is selected.
- false: It has a Default value. An option would not be selected.
Return Value: It returns a Boolean value which represents that the option would be selected or not.
Example-1: This Example returns an Option selected Property.
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM option Selected Property
</ title >
< style >
body {
text-align: center;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM option Selected Property</ h2 >
< form id = "myGeeks" >
< select id = "GFG" >
< option id = "sudo" >
Choose an option
</ option >
< option value = "html" >
HTML
</ option >
< option value = "java" >
JAVA
</ option >
< option value = "C++" >
C++
</ option >
< option value = "php" >
PHP
</ option >
< option value = "perl" selected>
PERL
</ option >
</ select >
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >
Submit
</ button >
< h3 id = "demo" ></ h3 >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById(
"sudo").selected;
document.getElementById(
"demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Example-2: This Example sets the Option Selected Property.
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM option Selected Property
</ title >
< style >
body {
text-align: center;
}
h1 {
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM option Selected Property</ h2 >
< form id = "myGeeks" >
< select id = "GFG" >
< option id = "sudo" >
Choose an option
</ option >
< option value = "html" >
HTML
</ option >
< option value = "java" >
JAVA
</ option >
< option value = "C++" >
C++
</ option >
< option value = "php" >
PHP
</ option >
< option value = "perl" selected>
PERL
</ option >
</ select >
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< br >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >
Submit
</ button >
< h3 id = "demo" ></ h3 >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById(
"sudo").selected = true;
document.getElementById(
"demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by DOM Option selected Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Opera
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