multiple attribute | multiple property

Sets or retrieves the Boolean value indicating whether multiple items can be selected from a list.

Syntax

Property values

Type: Boolean

false (false)

Default. Multiple items cannot be selected.

true (true)

Multiple items can be selected.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
• HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 17.6

Examples

This example uses the multiple attribute and the multiple property to switch between allowing the user to select one item or multiple items from a list.

Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/multiple.htm

<select id="oSelect" multiple>
<option>Item 1</option>
<option>Item 2</option>
<option>Item 3</option>
</select> :<button onclick="oSelect.multiple=false">One</button>
<button onclick="oSelect.multiple=true">Many</button>

See also

select

type