HTMLSelectElement: required property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The required property of the HTMLSelectElement interface specifies that the user must select an option with a non-empty string value before submitting a form. It reflects the <select> element's required attribute.

Value

A boolean.

Examples

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

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-select-required

Browser compatibility

See also