Instances are created by the browser when it encounters an HTML
In the JavaScript object hierarchy, the Select object is located at window.document.Form.Select.
Event Handlers, Methods, and Properties Used by the Select Object
Event Handlers/Methods/Properties
Description
onBlur
Executed when the select box loses the focus.
onChange
Executed when the select box loses the focus and has had its value modified.
onFocus
Executed when the select box receives the focus.
blur()
Removes the focus from the select box.
focus()
Gives the focus to the select box.
handleEvent()
Invokes the handler for the event specified and was added in JavaScript 1.2.
form
Returns the entire form the select box is in.
length
Returns the number of options in the select box.
name
Returns the name of this select box specified by the NAME attribute.
options
Returns an array containing each of the items in the select box. These items are created using the
selectedIndex
Returns an integer specifying the indexed location of the selected option in the select box.
type
Returns the type specified by the TYPE attribute. For
<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- function openWin(){
var myInstance = document.myForm.mySelect;
var myWin = open("", "","width=450,height=200");
myWin.document.write("The length is: " + myInstance.length + "<br>");
myWin.document.write("The name is: " + myInstance.name + "<br>");
myWin.document.write("The selected option is located at position: ");
myWin.document.write(myInstance.selectedIndex + "<br>");
myWin.document.write("The type is: " + myInstance.type + "<br>");