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Sets or retrieves whether the option in the list box is the default item.
Syntax
HTML <OPTION SELECTED ... > Scripting select.options[iIndex].selected [ = bSelected ]
Possible Values
bSelected Boolean that specifies one of the following values:
false Item is not selected as the default. true Item is selected as the default. The property is read/write with a default value of false.
Remarks
If the property is not set, the first item is selected by default.
The property determines whether a value is submitted with the form. If the value of the control matches the default value, the control's value is not submitted. The value is submitted only when the control's value does not match the default value.
To select an item in HTML, it is not necessary to set the value of the SELECTED attribute to true. The mere presence of the SELECTED attribute set its value to true.
Applies To
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