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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points
Posted by Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points

Having issues in a code challenge. My check is telling me I don't have an option for "red". But I do?

<select id="color" name="shirt_color">

<option label="red">Red</option> <option label="yellow">Yellow</option> <option label="purple">Purple</option> <option label="blue">Blue</option> <option label-"green">Green</option>

</select>

This is how my code reads....

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Jeffrey,

Can you post your code please?

This post will tell you how to use the markdown if needed.

Thanks

-Rich

Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points
Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points

<select id="color" name="shirt_color"> <option label="red">Red</option> <option label="yellow">Yellow</option> <option label="purple">Purple</option> <option label="blue">Blue</option> <option label="green">Green</option> <option label="orange">Orange</option> </select>

2 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

HI Jeffrey,

Based on the question you just need to swap the word label for value:

Add the following options to the select menu: Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue, Green, and Orange. Set their value attributes to the same words, but in all lowercase.

Hope that helps

-Rich

Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points
Jeffery Austin
Jeffery Austin
8,128 Points

Oh okay thanks. Not sure how I missed that..

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

No problem, easily done :)

MUZ140526 Alex Mawene
MUZ140526 Alex Mawene
2,687 Points
MUZ140526 Alex Mawene
MUZ140526 Alex Mawene
2,687 Points

<option value="red">red</option> <option value="yellow">yellow</option>
<option value="purple">purple</option>
<option value="blue">blue</option>
<option value="green">green</option>
<option value="orange">orange</option>