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Input Text type Property

< Input Text Object

Example

Find out which type of form element the text field is:

var x = document.getElementById("myText").type;

The result of x will be:

text
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Definition and Usage

The type property returns which type of form element a text field is.

For a text field, this property will always return "text".


Browser Support

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The type property is supported in all major browsers.


Syntax

textObject.type

Return Value

Type Description
String The type of form element the text field is

< Input Text Object