defaultSelected Property

Sets or retrieves the status of the option.

Syntax

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Scripting option.defaultSelected [ = bSelected ]

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Scripting	option.defaultSelected [ = bSelected ]

Possible Values

bSelected Boolean that specifies one of the following values:

true Option is selected by default.

false Option is not selected by default.

The property is read/write with a default value of true.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The property can be changed programmatically, but doing so has no effect on the appearance of the option or the submitted value. The property does change the appearance of the selected option if the form is reset.

Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

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Scripting OPTION