How to show all the options from a dropdown list with JavaScript?

To show all the options from a dropdown list, use the options property. The property allows you to get all the options with length property.

Example

You can try to run the following code to get all the options from a drop-down list.

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <form id="myForm">
         <select id="selectNow">
            <option>One</option>
            <option>Two</option>
            <option>Three</option>
         </select>
         <input type="button" onclick="display()" value="Click">
      </form>
      <p>Click the button to get all the options</p>
      <script>
         function display() {
            var a, i, options;
            a = document.getElementById("selectNow");
            options = "";
            for (i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
               options = options + "<br> " + a.options[i].text;
            }
            document.write("DropDown Options: "+options);
         }
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Sharon Christine

Updated on: 2020-05-20T08:56:35+05:30

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