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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showTabIndex()
  {
  var email=document.getElementById('email').tabIndex;
  var sex=document.getElementById('sex').tabIndex;
  document.write("Tab index of email field: " + email);
  document.write("<br />");
  document.write("Tab index of dropdown list: " + sex);
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Email: <input type="text" id="email" tabindex="1" />
<br />
Sex:
<select id="sex" tabindex="2">
  <option>Male</option>
  <option>Female</option>
</select>
<br /><br />
<input type="button" onclick="showTabIndex()" value="Show tabIndex" />
</form>
</body>
</html>