HTML <select> tag

Function:

The HTML <select> tag is used within a form for defining a select list.

Difference between HTML and XHTML:

NONE

Example:

<form action="/cgi-bin/dropdown.cgi" method="post">
<select name="dropdown">
<option value="Maths" selected>Maths</option>
<option value="Physics">Physics</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

This will produce following result:

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Attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
disabled	disabled	Disables the input control. The button won't accept changes from the user. It also cannot receive focus and will be skipped when tabbing.
multiple	multiple	When set, it specifies that multiple items can be selected at a time
name	filed name	Assigns a name to the input control.
size	number	Defines the number of visible items in the drop-down list

Standard Attributes:

Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
id	Document wide identifier
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element.
style	Helps to include inline casecadubf style sheet.
lang	Sets the language code.
xml:lang	Sets the language code.
tabindex	Helps determine the tabbing order
accesskey	Access keys (or shortcut keys)

Event Attributes:

Attribute	Description
onfocus	Script runs when control gets focus
onblur	Script runs when control loses focus
onchange	Script runs when the element changes