document.forms[3].elements[2].options[5]

The option objects can be create dynamically at runtime, via the Option constructor. The syntax for creating an option is as follows:

var optionObj = new Option([optionText, optionValue, defaultSelected, selected]);

where:

• optionText is a string representing the option's text property
• optionValue is a string representing the option's value property
• defaultSelected is a string representing the option's defaultSelected property
• selected is a string representing the option's selected property

You can add an option to an existing select object in the following fashion:

selectman.options[index] = optionObj;

After you create an option and add it to a Select object, you must refresh the document. One way to refresh the document is by using the following JavaScript statement:

history.go(0)

You can also delete an option from a Select object, by assigning it a null value. The general syntax will then be:

selectName.options[index] = null;

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