Is it possible to use JS to open an HTML select to show its option list?

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Darryl Hein picture Darryl Hein · Jan 10, 2009 · Viewed 148.9k times · Source

Is it possible to use JavaScript to open an HTML select to show its option list?

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Gareth picture Gareth · Jan 10, 2009

Unfortunately there's a simple answer to this question, and it's "No"

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