SELECT - Selection list

This element is also available in our updated HTML 4 reference. Some characteristics may have changed.

Appearance:	<SELECT NAME=`string`> </SELECT>
Attributes:	NAME=`string`, SIZE=`n`, MULTIPLE
Contents:	OPTION.
May occur in:	BODY, DIV, CENTER, BLOCKQUOTE, FORM, TH, TD, DT, DD, LI, P, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, PRE, ADDRESS, TT, I, B, U, STRIKE, BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP, EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, FONT, A, APPLET, CAPTION, but must be inside a FORM.

The SELECT tag is used inside forms to generate a list of items from which the user can select one or more. Each item is listed in an OPTION tag. The value of the selected OPTION tag is assigned to the NAME of the SELECT tag, and both are sent to the server when the form is submitted.

The SIZE attribute indicates how many items are visible at once. If set to one, you will get a drop-down list. If it's more than one, you will get a scrollable list. If the MULTIPLE attribute is selected, the user can select more than one item from the list.

Notes:

Exactly how a user can select more than one item at once is dependant on his platform, so do not include "instructions" on how to do this. They may be wrong and can cause a lot of confusion.
If you use MULTIPLE, set the SIZE to more than one. This makes it easier to select more than one item.

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