The <select> tag

The <select> tag defines a selectable list.

Note: The <option> tag is used to define the options in the selectable list.

Syntax

<select>
 <option>text</option>
 <option>text</option>
</select>

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
iname	nmtoken	Names the variable that is set with the index result of the selection
ivalue	cdata	Sets the pre-selected option element
multiple	true false	Sets whether multiple items can be selected. Default is "false"
name	nmtoken	Names the variable that is set with the result of the selection
tabindex	number	Sets the tabbing position for the select element
title	cdata	Sets a title for the list
value	cdata	Sets the default value of the variable in the "name" attribute
xml:lang	language_code	Sets the language used in the element
class	cdata	Sets a class name for the element. The class name is case sensitive. An element can be connected to multiple classes. Multiple class names within the class attribute are separated by white space
id	id	Sets a unique name for the element

Examples

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">

<wml>
<card title="Selectable List"> 
<p>
 <select>
  <option value="htm">HTML Tutorial</option>
  <option value="xml">XML Tutorial</option>
  <option value="wap">WAP Tutorial</option>
 </select>
</p>
</card>
</wml>

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