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HTML DOM Select type Property
The HTML DOM Select type property returns the value of the type attribute of drop-down list in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
object.type
Example
Let us see an example of HTML DOM select type property −
<!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;
background-color:transparent;
color:#fff;
font-weight:bold;
padding:8px;
margin:1rem auto;
}
.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 Select type property Demo</h1>
<p>Hi, Select your favourite subject:</p>
<select class='drop-down' name="Drop Down List">
<option>Physics</option>
<option>Maths</option>
<option>Chemistry</option>
<option>English</option>
</select>
<button type="button" onclick="getType()" class="btn">Show Type</button>
<div class="show"></div>
<script>
function getType() {
var dropDown = document.querySelector(".drop-down");
document.querySelector(".show").innerHTML="type = " + dropDown.type;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
This will produce the following output −

Click on “Show Type” button to show the value of type attribute of drop-down list.

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