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package org.w3c.dom.html;

/**

 *  A selectable choice. See the  OPTION element definition in HTML 4.0.

 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-DOM-Level-2-20000510'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification</a>.

 *

 * @since 1.4, DOM Level 2

 */

public interface HTMLOptionElement extends HTMLElement {

    /**

     *  Returns the <code>FORM</code> element containing this control. Returns

     * <code>null</code> if this control is not within the context of a form.

     */

    public HTMLFormElement getForm();

    /**

     *  Represents the value of the HTML selected attribute. The value of this

     * attribute does not change if the state of the corresponding form

     * control, in an interactive user agent, changes. Changing

     * <code>defaultSelected</code> , however, resets the state of the form

     * control. See the  selected attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public boolean getDefaultSelected();

    public void setDefaultSelected(boolean defaultSelected);

    /**

     *  The text contained within the option element.

     */

    public String getText();

    /**

     *  The index of this <code>OPTION</code> in its parent <code>SELECT</code>

     *  , starting from 0.

     */

    public int getIndex();

    /**

     *  The control is unavailable in this context. See the  disabled

     * attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public boolean getDisabled();

    public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);

    /**

     *  Option label for use in hierarchical menus. See the  label attribute

     * definition in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getLabel();

    public void setLabel(String label);

    /**

     *  Represents the current state of the corresponding form control, in an

     * interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the state of

     * the form control, but does not change the value of the HTML selected

     * attribute of the element.

     */

    public boolean getSelected();

    public void setSelected(boolean selected);

    /**

     *  The current form control value. See the  value attribute definition in

     * HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getValue();

    public void setValue(String value);

}