HTML DOM Option text Property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM option text property returns and modify the text of an option in the HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

1. Returning text

object.text

2. Modifying text

object.text = “text”

Example

Let us see an example of HTML DOM option text property −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   html{
      height:100%;
   }
   body{
      text-align:center;
      color:#fff;
      background: radial-gradient( circle farthest-corner at 23.1% 64.6%, rgba(129,125,254,1) 0%, rgba(111,167,254,1) 90% ) no-repeat;
      height:100%;
   }
   p{
      font-weight:700;
      font-size:1.1rem;
   }
   .drop-down{
      display:block;
      width:35%;
      border:2px solid #fff;
      font-weight:bold;
      padding:2px;
      margin:1rem auto;
      outline:none;
   }
   .btn{
      background:orange;
      border:none;
      height:2rem;
      border-radius:2px;
      width:35%;
      margin:2rem auto;
      display:block;
      color:#fff;
      font-weight:bold;
      outline:none;
      cursor:pointer;
   }
   .show{
      font-size:1.5rem;
      font-weight:bold;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Option text Property Demo</h1>
<p>Hi, Select your favourite subject −</p>
<select class='drop-down'>
<option>Physics</option>
<option>Biology<option>
<option>Maths<option>
</select>
<button type="button" onclick="changePhysicsName()" class="btn">Change Physics
Subject Name</button>
<div class="show"></div>
<script>
   function changePhysicsName() {
      document.querySelector(".drop-down").options[0].text="Applied Physics";
      document.querySelector(".show").innerHTML="Now Physics become Applied Physics";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>