Interface HTMLOptionElement

All Superinterfaces:
Element, HTMLElement, Node
public interface HTMLOptionElement extends HTMLElement
A selectable choice. See the OPTION element definition in HTML 4.0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.

Since:
1.4, DOM Level 2

Field Summary

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
boolean getDefaultSelected()
Represents the value of the HTML selected attribute.
boolean getDisabled()
The control is unavailable in this context.
HTMLFormElement getForm()
Returns the FORM element containing this control.
int getIndex()
The index of this OPTION in its parent SELECT , starting from 0.
String getLabel()
Option label for use in hierarchical menus.
boolean getSelected()
Represents the current state of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent.
String getText()
The text contained within the option element.
String getValue()
The current form control value.
void setDefaultSelected(boolean defaultSelected)
void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
void setLabel(String label)
void setSelected(boolean selected)
void setValue(String value)

Methods declared in interface org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLElement

getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle

Method Details

getForm

HTMLFormElement getForm()
Returns the FORM element containing this control. Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.

getDefaultSelected

boolean getDefaultSelected()
Represents the value of the HTML selected attribute. The value of this attribute does not change if the state of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent, changes. Changing defaultSelected , however, resets the state of the form control. See the selected attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setDefaultSelected

void setDefaultSelected(boolean defaultSelected)

getText

String getText()
The text contained within the option element.

getIndex

int getIndex()
The index of this OPTION in its parent SELECT , starting from 0.

getDisabled

boolean getDisabled()
The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setDisabled

void setDisabled(boolean disabled)

getLabel

String getLabel()
Option label for use in hierarchical menus. See the label attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setLabel

void setLabel(String label)

getSelected

boolean getSelected()
Represents the current state of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the state of the form control, but does not change the value of the HTML selected attribute of the element.

setSelected

void setSelected(boolean selected)

getValue

String getValue()
The current form control value. See the value attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setValue

void setValue(String value)

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