HTML element: <option>
Availability
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Partial support as of BlackBerry®
Device Software version 3.7.
Full support as of BlackBerry Device Software
version 4.6.
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The <option> element encloses the text of an option in a selection list.
Differences between HTML, XHTML, and XHTML-MP
None.
Attributes
Attribute
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Value(s)
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Description
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Supported in
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disabled
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When specified, this attribute indicates that the option is initially disabled.
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4.6 or later
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label
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text
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This attribute allows you to specify a label for the option. This attribute is useful when the content of the <option> element is excessively long.
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4.6 or later
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selected
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When specified, this attribute indicates that the option is initially selected.
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4.6 or later
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value
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text
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This attribute specifies the initial value of the element. If this attribute is not set, the initial value is set to the contents of the <option> element.
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4.6 or later
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Common attributes
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The <option> element supports the following common attributes:
- class
- dir
- id
- lang
- style
- title
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4.6 or later
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Event attributes
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The <option> element supports the following events:
- onclick
- onkeydown
- onkeypress
- onkeyup
- onmousedown
- onmousemove
- onmouseout
- onmouseover
- onmouseup
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4.6 or later
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