Sets or retrieves the status of an option.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	[ bSelected = ] object.defaultSelected

Possible Values

bSelected

Boolean that specifies or receives one of the following values. true Default. Option is selected by default. false Option is not selected by default.

The property is read/write. The property has a default value of true.

DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The property can be changed programmatically, but doing so has no effect on the appearance of the option or the submitted value. The property does change the appearance of the selected option if the form is reset.

Standards Information

This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

OPTION, HTMLOptionElement Constructor

See Also

selected