HTML | DOM Select size Property
The Select size property is used to set or return the value of the size attribute of a drop-down list. The Select size attribute is generally used to specify the number of visible options in a drop-down list.
Syntax:
- For returning the size property:
selectObject.size
- For setting the size property:
selectObject.size = number
Property Values
- number :It is used to specify the number of visible options in a drop-down list.
Return Values: It returns a numeric value which represents the number of visible options in a drop-down list.
Below program illustrates the Select size property :
Example: Changing the number of visible options in a drop-down list.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Select size Property in HTML
</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< h2 >
Select size Property
</ h2 >
< br >
Select your preferred course from the drop-down list:
< br >
< select name = "Courses Titles"
id = "myCourses" >
< option value = "C++" >c++</ option >
< option value = "Placement" >Placement</ option >
< option value = "Java" >Java</ option >
< option value = "Python" >Python</ option >
</ select >
< p >To change the number of visible options in
the dropdown list., double-click the "Change
Number" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_list()" >
Change Number
</ button >
< script >
function My_list() {
document.getElementById("myCourses").size = "2";
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
Supported Browsers:
- Apple Safari 3 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Opera 12.1 and above
Last Updated :
31 Aug, 2022
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