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All other valid HTML5 attributes are allowed | All other valid HTML5 attributes are allowed | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 3 January 2023
Name
select (dropdown)
Type
select
Synopsis
How to use select with option fields to create a dropdown input
Description
The select element is used to create a drop-down list.
The name attribute is needed to reference the form data after the form is submitted (if you omit the name attribute, no data from the drop-down list will be submitted).
The id attribute is needed to associate the drop-down list with a label.
The <input type="option"></input>tags inside the </nowiki>
All other valid HTML5 attributes are allowed
Example
<p>Select a car:</p>
<div>
<select name="car">
<input type="option" value="volvo">Volvo</input>
<input type="option" value="saab">Saab</input>
</select>
</div>
<label for="dino-select">Choose a dinosaur:</label>
<select id="dino-select">
<optgroup label="Theropods">
<input type="option" value="Tyrannosaurus">Tyrannosaurus</input>
<input type="option" value="Velociraptor">Velociraptor</input>
<input type="option" value="Deinonychus">Deinonychus</input>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Sauropods">
<input type="option" value="Diplodocus">Diplodocus</input>
<input type="option" value="Saltasaurus">Saltasaurus</input>
<input type="option" value="Apatosaurus">Apatosaurus</input>
</optgroup>
</select>
