2.1.42 [HTML] Section 17.6.1, Pre-selected options

  • Article

V0074:

The specification states:

 value = cdata [CS] 
  
 If this attribute is not set, the initial value is set to the contents of the 
 OPTION element.

Quirks Mode and IE7 Mode (All Versions)

If the value attribute is missing, it is not set to the contents of the OPTION element.