HTMLOptionsCollection: selectedIndex property

The selectedIndex property of the HTMLOptionsCollection interface is the numeric index of the first selected <option> element, if any, or −1 if no <option> is selected. Setting this property selects the option at that index and deselects all other options in this collection, while setting it to -1 deselects any currently selected elements. It is exactly equivalent to the selectedIndex property of the HTMLSelectElement that owns this collection.

Value

A number.

Examples

js
const optionColl = document.getElementById("select").options;
console.log(`selected option: ${optionColl.selectedIndex}`); // the index of the first selected option, or -1 if no option is selected
optionColl.selectedIndex = 0; // selects the first item
optionColl.selectedIndex = -1; // deselects any selected option

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# the-htmloptionscollection-interface:dom-htmloptionscollection-selectedindex-2

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See also