HTML DOM Text Object
Text Object
The Text object represents a text-input field in an HTML form.
For each instance of an <input type="text"> tag in an HTML form, a Text object is created.
You can access a text-input field by searching through the elements[] array of the form, or by using document.getElementById().
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
Text Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to access a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| alt |
Sets or returns an alternate text to display if a browser does not support text fields |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| defaultValue |
Sets or returns the default value of a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| disabled |
Sets or returns whether or not a text field should be disabled |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| form |
Returns a reference to the form that contains the text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| maxLength |
Sets or returns the maximum number of characters in a
text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| readOnly |
Sets or returns whether or not a text field should be
read-only |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| size |
Sets or returns the size of a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| type |
Returns the type of form element a text field is |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| value |
Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a
text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Standard Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| className |
Sets or returns the class attribute of an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| dir |
Sets or returns the direction of text |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| lang |
Sets or returns the language code for an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns an element's advisory title |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Text Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| blur() |
Removes focus from a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| focus() |
Sets focus on a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| select() |
Selects the content of a text field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
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