The select element is used for menus. There are two different menus; scrollable menus and drop down lists (See below). Each item in a menu is called an option and each option has its own properties.
ATTRIBUTE |
REQUIRED? |
DESCRIPTION |
MULTIPLE=" " |
Optional |
Defines a scrollable list. |
SIZE=" " |
Optional |
If you are using a scrollable list, the size property defines how many options are displayed. |
ATTRIBUTE |
REQUIRED? |
DESCRIPTION |
SELECTED |
Optional |
Displays the default option. |
VALUE=" " |
Optional |
Instead of returning the text after the Option tag, the VALUE text is returned. |
Have you read any of the following books?<BR>
<SELECT NAME="Book_Read" MULTIPLE SIZE="5">
<OPTION> Compendium Maleficarum
<OPTION> Middle English Literature and Its Background
<OPTION> Journal of Tomas Norton
<OPTION> The Magus
<OPTION> The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage
<OPTION> The Discoverie of Witchcraft
<OPTION> The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
<OPTION> Malleus Maleficarum
</SELECT>
Which book was your favorite?<BR>
<SELECT NAME="Favorite_Book">
<OPTION> Compendium Maleficarum
<OPTION> Middle English Literature and Its Background
<OPTION SELECTED> Journal of Tomas Norton
<OPTION> The Magus
<OPTION VALUE="Abramelin"> The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage
<OPTION> The Discoverie of Witchcraft
<OPTION> The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
<OPTION> Malleus Maleficarum
</SELECT>
Which book was your favorite?
NOTE |
For this example to work it must be inside form tags (<FORM &ldots;> &ldots; </FORM>). The entire form code, including all the examples, is ready for you to use. |
Form Elements