HTML <select> Tag

<select name="Food">
<option value ="apples">Apples</option>
<option value ="bananas">Bananas</option>
<option value ="oranges">Oranges</option>
</select>

The above example demonstrates usage of the <select> element.

The <select> element represents a control for selecting amongst a set of options. This is typically rendered as a drop down menu containing a list of options.

In a <select> list, each option is represented by an <option> element. If there are many items, they can (optionally) be grouped using the <optgroup> element.

Attributes

The <select> element accepts the following attributes (as well as the global HTML attributes):

autofocus

Automatically focus the form control when the page is loaded

disabled

Whether the form control is disabled

form

Associates the control with a <form>

multiple

Whether to allow multiple values

name

Name of form control to use for form submission (and in the form.elements API)

required

Whether the control is required for form submission

size

Size of the control