How to make select element drop down?

Question

Say I have a simple select element looking like this:

<select onfocus="somefunction()">
    <option>Monday</option>
    <option>Tuesday</option>
    <option>Wednesday</option>
</select>

How would I create "somefunction()" such that it makes the select form element drop down, as if I had clicked on it?

You can't do that with the standard form controls. You would need to use a JS/CSS drop down. — Sean Bright, Jul 02 '13 at 21:27
are you looking for programatically trigger the click event? If yes the comment above has the solution. — Dynamikus, Jul 02 '13 at 21:36
I think this might help [How can you programmatically tell an HTML SELECT to drop down (for example, due to mouseover)?][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/249192/how-can-you-programmatically-tell-an-html-select-to-drop-down-for-example-due — nouraty, Jul 02 '13 at 21:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 21:28

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I know you didn't ask about jquery but how about using select2 instead? http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/

answered Jul 02 '13 at 21:28

phillip

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