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In HTML Attributes

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The Role Of In HTML Forms (To Create Drop-Down Lists)
What does <select onFocus=""> do?
Triggers an event when a select item receives focus.

Event Handling With the Select Element

The onFocus attribute of <select> lets you dynamically change something on screen when it gets focus. For example, we could change the color of a form field when the user clicks on it.

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