Select tag posts value

Which one is sent?

[Snookered]

Hi,

If I have a select list in a form like:

<SELECT name="type">
<OPTION value="frd" selected>Ford</OPTION>
<OPTION value="merc">Mercedes</OPTION>
<OPTION value="vlv">Volvo</OPTION>
</SELECT>

When the form is posted which does the recipient get, the 'value' or the 'text'?

Thanks

[Krapulator]

The Value

[Snookered]

Thanks. What happens if the value is absent, will it default to the text?

[Krapulator]

Correctamondo!