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Asked: 2026-05-11T01:45:50+00:00

I’ve got a select with two ‘special’ options, a bit like this: <select> <option

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I’ve got a select with two ‘special’ options, a bit like this:

<select>  <option value='????'>Choose one:</option>  <option value='1'>option1</option>  <option value='2'>option2</option>    ....  <option value='????'>Free input</option> </select>

When the user selects nothing, I should ignore the input. When the user selects ‘free input’, the value from a corresponding textbox is used.

I was wondering, which values would you give those options? I figured I should be able to use no value for the first, because that’s what it is: no value. But the last option, should I use -1, 0, or something different?

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  1. I would use something that will be understandable to the next developer who will be reading the code. Therefore something like ‘freeInput’ or ‘textFieldLookupValue’ could be appropriate

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