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<html><body>Select your favorite fruit:<select id="mySelect"> <option>Apple</option> <option>Orange</option> <option selected>Pineapple</option> <option>Banana</option></select><br><button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Is selected fruit selected by default?</button><script>function myFunction() { var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").selectedIndex; var y = document.getElementsByTagName("option"); alert("Is " + y[x].text + " selected by default? " + y[x].defaultSelected);}</script></body> </html>