JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

Input.type — the type of a form element

Availability

JavaScript 1.1

Synopsis

                  input.type

Description

type is a read-only string property of all form elements that specifies the type of the form element. The value of this property for each possible form element is given in the following table.

Object type	HTML tag	type property
Button	<input type="button">	“button”
Checkbox	<input type="checkbox">	“checkbox”
FileUpload	<input type="file">	“file”
Hidden	<input type="hidden">	“hidden”
Password	<input type="password">	“password”
Radio	<input type="radio">	“radio”
Reset	<input type="reset">	“reset”
Select	<select>	“select-one”
Select	<select multiple>	“select-multiple”
Submit	<input type="submit">	“submit”
Text	<input type="text">	“text”
Textarea	<textarea>	“textarea”

Note that the Select element has two possible type values, depending on whether it allows single or multiple selection. Also note that unlike other input element properties, type is not available in JavaScript 1.0.