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aria-selected attribute | ariaSelected property

Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.

Syntax

HTML
<element aria-selected="p" ... >

JavaScript
object.setAttribute("aria-selected",value);var value = object.getAttribute("aria-selected");

Property values

Type: String

The selection state.

(true): The element is selected.
(false): The element is not selected.
(undefined): Default. The element state is unknown.

Standards information

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0, Section 6.6

Remarks

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Selecting an element indicates that it is chosen for an action, and most likely has focus.

Note For cross-browser compatibility, always use the WAI-ARIA attribute syntax to access and modify ARIA properties, for example object.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", newValue).

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