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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Posted by Edwin Chau
Edwin Chau
Courses Plus Student 5,702 Points

select menu code challenge

I am trying to add the select option to the form, but it doesn't work, can someone correct me of what i did wrong.

"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."

Thank you,

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <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>
      </select>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Ken Stone
Ken Stone
6,648 Points

I think it wants the value attributes in lower case.

Edwin Chau
Edwin Chau
Courses Plus Student 5,702 Points

got it...Thank you,

Ludvík Matějíček
Ludvík Matějíček
12,557 Points
Ludvík Matějíček
Ludvík Matějíček
12,557 Points 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <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>
      </select>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>