HTML CSS Reference/HTML Attributes Reference/selected
"selected" Example
<HTML>
<head><Title>Example For</Title></head>
<BODY>
<select>
<option>First Option</option>
<option>Second Option</option>
<option selected>Third Option</option>
</select>
</BODY>
</HTML>
selected is applied to
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| Applied_To |<option> |
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"selected" Syntax and Note
Note:
This attribute sets the chosen option in a drop-down or select list.
Syntax:
<option selected> . . . </option>