<script type="text/javascript">
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);
Email: <input type="text" id="email" tabindex="1" />
<select id="sex" tabindex="2">
<input type="button" onclick="showTabIndex()" value="Show tabIndex" />