SelectFormElement class

The SelectFormElement class represents a select input type for an HTML form. You can add and remove various options within the select element.

SelectFormElement has methods available that allow you to view and change attributes of the select element:

Use setMultiple() to set whether or not the user can select more than one option
Use getOptionCount() to determine how many elements are in the option layout
Use setSize() to set the number of options visible within the select element and use getSize() to determine the number of visible options.

The following example creates a SelectFormElement object with three options. The SelectFormElement object named list, is highlighted. The first two options added specify the option text, name, and select attributes. The third option added is defined by a SelectOption object.

    SelectFormElement list = new SelectFormElement("list1");
    SelectOption option1 = list.addOption("Option1", "opt1");
    SelectOption option2 = list.addOption("Option2", "opt2", false);
    SelectOption option3 = new SelectOption("Option3", "opt3", true);
    list.addOption(option3);   
    System.out.println(list.getTag());

The above code example produces the following HTML code:

    <select name="list1">
    <option value="opt1">Option1</option>
    <option value="opt2">Option2</option>
    <option value="opt3" selected="selected">Option3</option>
    </select>