The <option> Tag

Purpose

The <option> tag renders a select option (i.e., it is mapped to an HTML <option> element).

Requirements

An <option> tag has to be embedded in a <select> tag.

Attributes

Attribute groups: %coreattrs, %i18n and %events.

NameDescription
disabled Mapped to the HTML attribute of the same name.
selected Mapped to the HTML attribute of the same name, if no current value is available.
value Required - Mapped to the HTML attribute of the same name. The value has to be a valid key in the group model of the enclosing <select> tag.

Body

The <option> tag requires a body containing the label for the entry in the selection list.

Related tags

<select>, <listoption>, <listoptions>