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	package org.w3c.dom.html;

	import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;

	/**
	* The select element allows the selection of an option. The contained
	* options can be directly accessed through the select element as a
	* collection. See the SELECT 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 HTMLSelectElement extends HTMLElement {
	/**
	* The type of this form control. This is the string "select-multiple"
	* when the multiple attribute is <code>true</code> and the string
	* "select-one" when <code>false</code> .
	*/
	public String getType();

	/**
	* The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value
	* -1 is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are
	* selected, the index of the first selected option is returned.
	*/
	public int getSelectedIndex();
	public void setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex);

	/**
	* The current form control value.
	*/
	public String getValue();
	public void setValue(String value);

	/**
	* The number of options in this <code>SELECT</code> .
	*/
	public int getLength();

	/**
	* 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();

	/**
	* The collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements contained by this
	* element.
	*/
	public HTMLCollection getOptions();

	/**
	* The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled
	* attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
	*/
	public boolean getDisabled();
	public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);

	/**
	* If true, multiple <code>OPTION</code> elements may be selected in
	* this <code>SELECT</code> . See the multiple attribute definition in
	* HTML 4.0.
	*/
	public boolean getMultiple();
	public void setMultiple(boolean multiple);

	/**
	* Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name
	* attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
	*/
	public String getName();
	public void setName(String name);

	/**
	* Number of visible rows. See the size attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
	*/
	public int getSize();
	public void setSize(int size);

	/**
	* Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See
	* the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
	*/
	public int getTabIndex();
	public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex);

	/**
	* Add a new element to the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements
	* for this <code>SELECT</code> . This method is the equivalent of the
	* <code>appendChild</code> method of the <code>Node</code> interface if
	* the <code>before</code> parameter is <code>null</code> . It is
	* equivalent to the <code>insertBefore</code> method on the parent of
	* <code>before</code> in all other cases.
	* @param element The element to add.
	* @param before The element to insert before, or <code>null</code> for
	* the tail of the list.
	* @exception DOMException
	* NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if <code>before</code> is not a descendant of
	* the <code>SELECT</code> element.
	*/
	public void add(HTMLElement element,
	HTMLElement before)
	throws DOMException;

	/**
	* Remove an element from the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements
	* for this <code>SELECT</code> . Does nothing if no element has the given
	* index.
	* @param index The index of the item to remove, starting from 0.
	*/
	public void remove(int index);

	/**
	* Removes keyboard focus from this element.
	*/
	public void blur();

	/**
	* Gives keyboard focus to this element.
	*/
	public void focus();

	}

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