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  4. type

HTMLSelectElement: type property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The HTMLSelectElement.type read-only property returns the form control's type.

Value

One of the following:

  • "select-multiple" if multiple values can be selected.
  • "select-one" if only one value can be selected.

Examples

js
switch (select.type) {
  case "select-multiple":
    // Multiple values may be selected
    break;
  case "select-one":
    // Only one value may be selected
    break;
  default:
  // Non-standard value (or this isn't a SELECT element)
}

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-select-type-dev

Browser compatibility

See also

  • The <select> HTML element, implementing this interface.

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