How to set "all values" as default in a multiple select?

Question

There are questions on how to make one selection default, like this one. But I have a multiple select and want all the options to be selected initially. I found questions for something similar (like this), but not exactly what I want.

Is this possible without JavaScript?

Often, on webpages or native apps alike, the behavior of no selection is the same as all selected. If you do that, you can default to blank selection. Don't know if that makes sense for what you're doing? — Antoine, Nov 26 '13 at 13:32

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '13 at 13:46

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http://jsfiddle.net/UgHT5/ is this your need?

<select multiple>
    <option selected>a</option>
    <option selected>b</option>
    <option selected>c</option>
</select>

answered Nov 26 '13 at 13:46

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It is. See my answer - it's basically the same. – Pavel V. Nov 26 '13 at 14:23

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 26 '17 at 00:43

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It's much easier than I expected:

<select multiple name="type">
    <option selected value="1">type 1</option>
    <option selected value="2">type 2</option>
    <option selected value="3">type 3</option>
</select>

To find this reference was enough.

edited Jan 26 '17 at 00:43

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answered Nov 26 '13 at 13:45

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How to set "all values" as default in a multiple select?

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