`<OPTION ...>`

Usage Recommendation
use it if you use `<SELECT ...>`

VALUE: what's the value if this option is chosen

SELECTED: this option is selected by default

<OPTION ...> is used along with <SELECT ...> to create select lists. <OPTION ...> indicates the start of a new option in the list. <OPTION ...> can be used without any attributes, but you usually need the VALUE attribute, which indicates what is sent to the server. The text which follows <OPTION ...> is what is displayed in the browser:

this code produces this select list

<SELECT NAME="partnumber"> <OPTION VALUE="7382">steam turbine <OPTION VALUE="2928">resistor array <OPTION VALUE="3993">widget analyzer <OPTION VALUE="9398">fiber identifier </SELECT>

Note that the text which appears in the list is never sent to the server.