Option defaultSelected attribute

Definition and Usage

defaultSelected attribute returns selected attribute the default value.

If the default selected option is selected, this property returns true, otherwise return false.

Note:If an option is selected by default, it is displayed first in the dropdown list.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:Etiqueta <option> do HTML

Example

Check if the selected option is selected by default:

var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").selectedIndex;
var y = document.getElementsByTagName("option");
alert("Is " + y[x].text + " selected by default? " + y[x].defaultSelected);

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Sintaxe

optionObject.defaultSelected

Detalhes técnicos

Retorno: Booleano, se a opção padrão for selecionada, retorna true; caso contrário, retorna false.

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