Source for org.w3c.dom.html2.HTMLSelectElement

   1: /*
   2:  * Copyright (c) 2003 World Wide Web Consortium,
   3:  * (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut National de
   4:  * Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University). All
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   8:  * the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   9:  * PURPOSE.
  10:  * See W3C License http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/ for more details.
  11:  */
  12: 
  13: package org.w3c.dom.html2;
  14: 
  15: import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;
  16: 
  17: /**
  18:  * The select element allows the selection of an option. The contained options 
  19:  * can be directly accessed through the select element as a collection. See 
  20:  * the SELECT element definition in HTML 4.01.
  21:  * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-DOM-Level-2-HTML-20030109'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification</a>.
  22:  */
  23: public interface HTMLSelectElement extends HTMLElement {
  24:     /**
  25:      * The type of this form control. This is the string "select-multiple" 
  26:      * when the multiple attribute is <code>true</code> and the string 
  27:      * "select-one" when <code>false</code>.
  28:      */
  29:     public String getType();
  30: 
  31:     /**
  32:      * The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value -1 
  33:      * is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are 
  34:      * selected, the index of the first selected option is returned. 
  35:      */
  36:     public int getSelectedIndex();
  37:     /**
  38:      * The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value -1 
  39:      * is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are 
  40:      * selected, the index of the first selected option is returned. 
  41:      */
  42:     public void setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex);
  43: 
  44:     /**
  45:      *  The current form control value (i.e. the value of the currently 
  46:      * selected option), if multiple options are selected this is the value 
  47:      * of the first selected option. 
  48:      */
  49:     public String getValue();
  50:     /**
  51:      *  The current form control value (i.e. the value of the currently 
  52:      * selected option), if multiple options are selected this is the value 
  53:      * of the first selected option. 
  54:      */
  55:     public void setValue(String value);
  56: 
  57:     /**
  58:      *  The number of options in this <code>SELECT</code>. 
  59:      * @version DOM Level 2
  60:      */
  61:     public int getLength();
  62:     /**
  63:      *  The number of options in this <code>SELECT</code>. 
  64:      * @exception DOMException
  65:      *    NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: if setting the length is not allowed by the 
  66:      *   implementation. 
  67:      * @version DOM Level 2
  68:      */
  69:     public void setLength(int length)
  70:                       throws DOMException;
  71: 
  72:     /**
  73:      * Returns the <code>FORM</code> element containing this control. Returns 
  74:      * <code>null</code> if this control is not within the context of a 
  75:      * form. 
  76:      */
  77:     public HTMLFormElement getForm();
  78: 
  79:     /**
  80:      * The collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements contained by this 
  81:      * element. 
  82:      * @version DOM Level 2
  83:      */
  84:     public HTMLOptionsCollection getOptions();
  85: 
  86:     /**
  87:      * The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute 
  88:      * definition in HTML 4.01.
  89:      */
  90:     public boolean getDisabled();
  91:     /**
  92:      * The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute 
  93:      * definition in HTML 4.01.
  94:      */
  95:     public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);
  96: 
  97:     /**
  98:      * If true, multiple <code>OPTION</code> elements may be selected in this 
  99:      * <code>SELECT</code>. See the multiple attribute definition in HTML 
 100:      * 4.01.
 101:      */
 102:     public boolean getMultiple();
 103:     /**
 104:      * If true, multiple <code>OPTION</code> elements may be selected in this 
 105:      * <code>SELECT</code>. See the multiple attribute definition in HTML 
 106:      * 4.01.
 107:      */
 108:     public void setMultiple(boolean multiple);
 109: 
 110:     /**
 111:      * Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name 
 112:      * attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 113:      */
 114:     public String getName();
 115:     /**
 116:      * Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name 
 117:      * attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 118:      */
 119:     public void setName(String name);
 120: 
 121:     /**
 122:      * Number of visible rows. See the size attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 123:      */
 124:     public int getSize();
 125:     /**
 126:      * Number of visible rows. See the size attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 127:      */
 128:     public void setSize(int size);
 129: 
 130:     /**
 131:      * Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See 
 132:      * the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 133:      */
 134:     public int getTabIndex();
 135:     /**
 136:      * Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See 
 137:      * the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
 138:      */
 139:     public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex);
 140: 
 141:     /**
 142:      * Add a new element to the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements for 
 143:      * this <code>SELECT</code>. This method is the equivalent of the 
 144:      * <code>appendChild</code> method of the <code>Node</code> interface if 
 145:      * the <code>before</code> parameter is <code>null</code>. It is 
 146:      * equivalent to the <code>insertBefore</code> method on the parent of 
 147:      * <code>before</code> in all other cases. This method may have no 
 148:      * effect if the new element is not an <code>OPTION</code> or an 
 149:      * <code>OPTGROUP</code>.
 150:      * @param element The element to add.
 151:      * @param before The element to insert before, or <code>null</code> for 
 152:      *   the tail of the list.
 153:      * @exception DOMException
 154:      *   NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if <code>before</code> is not a descendant of 
 155:      *   the <code>SELECT</code> element. 
 156:      */
 157:     public void add(HTMLElement element, 
 158:                     HTMLElement before)
 159:                     throws DOMException;
 160: 
 161:     /**
 162:      * Remove an element from the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements 
 163:      * for this <code>SELECT</code>. Does nothing if no element has the 
 164:      * given index.
 165:      * @param index The index of the item to remove, starting from 0.
 166:      */
 167:     public void remove(int index);
 168: 
 169:     /**
 170:      * Removes keyboard focus from this element.
 171:      */
 172:     public void blur();
 173: 
 174:     /**
 175:      * Gives keyboard focus to this element.
 176:      */
 177:     public void focus();
 178: 
 179: }