Availability
JavaScript 1.1
Synopsis
input.typeDescription
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" |
on whether it allows single or multiple selection. Also note that
unlike other input element properties, type is not available in
JavaScript 1.0.