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Chris Mason
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 24,526 PointsUnable to add hidden attibute to option elements in a select drop down
Hi - I'm able to set the visibility of the parent <select> element, but am having trouble setting visibility properties on specific options of that select element.
This hides the select element:
document.getElementById("selectId").style.visibility = "hidden";
This shows the select element, and tries (but fails...) to hide the first option:
document.getElementById("selectId").style.visibility = "visible";
var option1 = document.getElementById("selectId")[0]; //select option at index 0
console.log(option1); //checking it's there
option1.style.visibility = "hidden"; //<-- this does nothing. In the console I can see that the style has been added (see html from console below), but the element still displays in the browser.
Console result:
<option value="cornflowerblue" style="visibility: hidden;">Cornflower Blue (JS Puns shirt only)</option>
Any thoughts why the option isn't being hidden?
1 Answer
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 PointsI'm not sure if this will help, but try .style.display = "none"; instead.