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Input

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Input

a form input element

Client-side JavaScript 1.0

Inherits From: Element

Synopsis

form.elements[i]

form.elements[name]

form.name

Properties

The Input object defines properties for each of the attributes of

the HTML

<input> tag, such as maxLength, readOnly, size, and

tabIndex. In addition, it defines the following properties:

checked

A read/write boolean that specifies whether an input element

of type “checkbox” or “radio” is checked (

true) or not

(

false).

defaultChecked

A boolean that specifies whether an input element of type

“checkbox” or “radio” is checked when first created or when

it is reset to its initial state.

defaultValue

A string that specifies the text that appears in an input

element of type “text” or “password” when it is first created

or when it is reset to its initial state. For security reasons, this

property does not affect input elements of type file.

form

A read-only reference to the Form object that contains the

element. This property is defined for input elements of all

types.

name

The name of this input element, as specified by the HTML

name attribute. This property is defined for input elements of

all types.

type

A string that specifies the type of the form element. This

property mirrors the HTML

type attribute. Legal values are

listed in the following table; the default is text. Submit and

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