input/select

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 element define the available options in the drop-down list. ParametersParameters <_select><_input type="option"></_input></_select> All other valid HTML5 attributes are allowed ExampleExample <syntaxhighlight lang="html"> Select a car: <select name="car"> Volvo Saab

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Volvo Saab

<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>

Choose a dinosaur: <optgroup label="Theropods"> Tyrannosaurus Velociraptor Deinonychus </optgroup> <optgroup label="Sauropods"> Diplodocus Saltasaurus Apatosaurus </optgroup>