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title: "Option interface"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JMWE/462160057/Option%20interface"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

This document details the methods of the [Option](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html) interface you can use on any option, such as those returned by the [Getters](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JMWE/Accessing+the+fields+of+an+issue) when you [access an Option](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWE/pages/461406836/User+created+custom+fields#Usercreatedcustomfields-Selectlist).

| **Method** | **Return type** | **Returns** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [getChildOptions](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getChildOptions())`()` | [List](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/util/List.html)`<`[Option](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWE/pages/462160057)`>` | A list of options that exist under this option |
| [getDisabled](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getDisabled())`()` | [Boolean](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/Boolean.html) | True if the option is disabled |
| [getParentOption](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getParentOption())`()` | [Option](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html) | The parent option if any |
| [getOptionId](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getOptionId())`()` | [Long](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/Long.html) | The Id of the option |
| [getRelatedCustomField](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getRelatedCustomField())`()` | [FieldConfig](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/config/FieldConfig.html) | Field configuration of the custom field |
| [getSequence](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getSequence())`()` | [Long](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/Long.html) | The sequence of the option |
| [getValue](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/customfields/option/Option.html#getValue())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | The value of the option |