HTMLSelectElement: length property

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The length property of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLSelectElement")}} interface specifies the number of {{htmlelement("option")}} elements in the {{htmlelement("select")}} element. It represents the number of nodes in the {{DOMxRef("HTMLSelectElement.options", "options")}} collection. On setting, it acts as ({{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection.length")}}).

Value

A number.

Examples

const selectElement = document.getElementById("fruits");
console.log(selectElement.length);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{HTMLElement("select")}}
• {{HTMLElement("option")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLSelectElement.options")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLSelectElement.selectedOptions")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLSelectElement.multiple")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLSelectElement.selectedIndex")}}