Question

I wonder, is it possible to show “Select one” by default as selected option but hide from options list when user clicks to open select menu? I mean, something like placeholderfor text input field. Is there anyway to do it with js or something else? Thanks in advance

UPDATE

Lets say we have select menu

<select>
<option value"">Select one...</option>
<option value"1">Option 1 </option>
...
</select>

What i’m gonna do is, remove <option value"">Select one...</option> from options list when user opens menu, and return back to default state when user closes menu.

Answer 1

Maybe like this:

<SELECT NAME="browser" VALUE="" 
  onchange="var opt=this.options[0];if(opt.getAttribute('role')==='placeholder'&&!opt.selected)opt.parentNode.removeChild(opt);">
    <option role="placeholder" value="">Which Web browser do you use most often?</option>
    <OPTGROUP LABEL="Firefox">
      <OPTION LABEL="2.0 or higher">
        Firefox 2.0 or higher
      </OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="1.5.x">Firefox 1.5.x</OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="1.0.x">Firefox 1.0.x</OPTION>
    </OPTGROUP>
    <OPTGROUP LABEL="Microsoft Internet Explorer">
      <OPTION LABEL="7.0 or higher">
        Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
      </OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="6.x">Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x</OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="5.x">Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x</OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="4.x">Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x</OPTION>
    </OPTGROUP>
    <OPTGROUP LABEL="Opera">
      <OPTION LABEL="9.0 or higher">Opera 9.0 or higher</OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="8.x">Opera 8.x</OPTION>
      <OPTION LABEL="7.x">Opera 7.x</OPTION>
    </OPTGROUP>
    <OPTION>Safari</OPTION>
    <OPTION>Other</OPTION>
  </SELECT>

OPTION with custom tag role="placeholder" must placed first inside SELECT to work properly.