Question

Hi I have a html select tag like this:

<select name = "options>
  <option value = "235">apples</option>
  <option value = "264">oj</option>
  <option value = "133">banana</option>
</select>

If I do it like this, when the page first loads, it will show apples.

However, the value of options might already be set. The value might be set to oj. In that case, I want to show oj instead of apples.

Also, if I select oj and I refresh the page, it will show apples again instead of oj.

How do I fix this?

Answer 1

Use selected attribute: <option value="264" selected="selected">oj</option>