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  package org.w3c.dom.html;
  
  import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;
  
  /**
   *  The select element allows the selection of an option. The contained
   * options can be directly accessed through the select element as a
   * collection. See the  SELECT element definition in HTML 4.0.
   * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-DOM-Level-2-20000510'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification</a>.
   */
  public interface HTMLSelectElement extends HTMLElement {
      /**
       *  The type of this form control. This is the string "select-multiple"
       * when the multiple attribute is <code>true</code> and the string
       * "select-one" when <code>false</code> .
       */
      public String getType();
  
      /**
       *  The ordinal index of the selected option, starting from 0. The value
       * -1 is returned if no element is selected. If multiple options are
       * selected, the index of the first selected option is returned.
       */
      public int getSelectedIndex();
      public void setSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex);
  
      /**
       *  The current form control value.
       */
      public String getValue();
      public void setValue(String value);
  
      /**
       *  The number of options in this <code>SELECT</code> .
       */
      public int getLength();
  
      /**
       *  Returns the <code>FORM</code> element containing this control. Returns
       * <code>null</code> if this control is not within the context of a form.
       */
      public HTMLFormElement getForm();
  
      /**
       *  The collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements contained by this
       * element.
       */
      public HTMLCollection getOptions();
  
      /**
       *  The control is unavailable in this context. See the  disabled
       * attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
       */
      public boolean getDisabled();
      public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);
  
      /**
       *  If true, multiple <code>OPTION</code> elements may  be selected in
       * this <code>SELECT</code> . See the  multiple attribute definition in
       * HTML 4.0.
       */
      public boolean getMultiple();
      public void setMultiple(boolean multiple);
  
      /**
       *  Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the  name
       * attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
       */
      public String getName();
      public void setName(String name);
  
      /**
       *  Number of visible rows. See the  size attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
       */
      public int getSize();
      public void setSize(int size);
  
      /**
       *  Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See
       * the  tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
       */
      public int getTabIndex();
      public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex);
  
      /**
       *  Add a new element to the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements
       * for this <code>SELECT</code> . This method is the equivalent of the
       * <code>appendChild</code> method of the <code>Node</code> interface if
       * the <code>before</code> parameter is <code>null</code> . It is
       * equivalent to the <code>insertBefore</code> method on the parent of
       * <code>before</code> in all other cases.
       * @param element  The element to add.
       * @param before  The element to insert before, or <code>null</code> for
       *   the tail of the list.
       * @exception DOMException
       *    NOT_FOUND_ERR: Raised if <code>before</code> is not a descendant of
       *   the <code>SELECT</code> element.
       */
      public void add(HTMLElement element,
                      HTMLElement before)
                      throws DOMException;
  
      /**
       *  Remove an element from the collection of <code>OPTION</code> elements
       * for this <code>SELECT</code> . Does nothing if no element has the given
       *  index.
       * @param index  The index of the item to remove, starting from 0.
       */
      public void remove(int index);
  
      /**
       *  Removes keyboard focus from this element.
       */
      public void blur();
  
      /**
       *  Gives keyboard focus to this element.
       */
      public void focus();
  
  }
  