http://xml.apache.org/commons/components/external/: xml-commons provides an Apache-hosted set of DOM, SAX, and JAXP interfaces for use in other xml-based projects. Our hope is that we can standardize on both a common version and packaging scheme for these critical XML standards interfaces to make the lives of both our developers and users easier. The External Components portion of xml-commons contains interfaces that are defined by external standards organizations. For DOM, that's the W3C; for SAX it's David Megginson and sax.sourceforge.net; for JAXP it's Sun. 
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package org.w3c.dom.html;

import org.w3c.dom.*;


A selectable choice. See the OPTION element definition in HTML 4.0.

/**
 * A selectable choice. See the OPTION element definition in HTML 4.0.
 */
public interface HTMLOptionElement extends HTMLElement {
  
Returns the FORM element containing this control.Returns 
null if this control is not within the context of a form. 

/**
   * Returns the <code>FORM</code> element containing this control.Returns 
   * null if this control is not within the context of a form. 
   */
  public HTMLFormElement    getForm();
  
Stores the initial value of the selected attribute. 

/**
   * Stores the initial value of the <code>selected</code> attribute. 
   */
  public boolean            getDefaultSelected();
  public void               setDefaultSelected(boolean defaultSelected);
  
The text contained within the option element. 

/**
   * The text contained within the option element. 
   */
  public String             getText();
  
The index of this OPTION in its parent SELECT. 

/**
   * The index of this <code>OPTION</code> in its parent <code>SELECT</code>. 
   */
  public int                getIndex();
  public void               setIndex(int index);
  
The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute 
definition in HTML 4.0.

/**
   * The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute 
   * definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public boolean            getDisabled();
  public void               setDisabled(boolean disabled);
  
Option label for use in hierarchical menus. See the label attribute 
definition in HTML 4.0.

/**
   * Option label for use in hierarchical menus. See the label attribute 
   * definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String             getLabel();
  public void               setLabel(String label);
  
Means that this option is initially selected. See the selected attribute 
definition in HTML 4.0.

/**
   * Means that this option is initially selected. See the selected attribute 
   * definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public boolean            getSelected();
  
The current form control value. See the value attribute definition in 
HTML 4.0.

/**
   * The current form control value. See the value attribute definition in 
   * HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String             getValue();
  public void               setValue(String value);
}