Select size Property
Example
Change the number of visible options in a drop-down list:
document.getElementById("mySelect").size = "4";
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Definition and Usage
The size property sets or returns the value of the size attribute of a drop-down list.
The size attribute specifies the number of visible options in a drop-down list.
Note: In Chrome and Safari, the size attribute may not work as expected for size="2" and size="3".
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| size | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the size property:
selectObject.size
Set the size property:
selectObject.size=number
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the number of visible options in a drop-down list. If the value is greater than 1, but lower than the total number of options in the list, the browser will add a scroll bar to indicate that there are more options to view. |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of visible options in the drop-down list |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Return the number of visible options in a drop-down list:
var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").size;
The result of x will be:
5
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <select> size attribute
Select Object
