Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/type

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

Syntax

var str = selectElt.type;

The possible values are:

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

Example

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	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLSelectElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5, the latest snapshot.
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLSelectElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Is a snapshot of HTML Living Standard. No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLSelectElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLSelectElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`type`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 2	IE Full support 1	Opera Full support 2	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support