Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLInputElement prototype chain.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	HTMLInputElement.prototype

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the HTMLInputElement Constructor object.

Attributes/Properties

Attribute	Property	Description
ACCEPT	accept	Gets or sets a comma-separated list of content types.
ALIGN	align	Sets or retrieves how the object is aligned with adjacent text.
ALT	alt	Sets or retrieves a text alternative to the graphic.
CHECKED	checked	Sets or retrieves the state of the check box or radio button.
	complete	Retrieves whether the object is fully loaded.
DATAFLD	dataFld	Sets or retrieves a field of a given data source, as specified by the dataSrc property, to bind to the specified object.
DATAFORMATAS	dataFormatAs	Sets or retrieves the rendering format for the data supplied to the object.
DATASRC	dataSrc	Sets or retrieves the source of the data for data binding.
	defaultChecked	Sets or retrieves the state of the check box or radio button.
	defaultValue	Sets or retrieves the initial contents of the object.
DYNSRC	dynsrc	Sets or retrieves the address of a video clip or VRML world to display in the window.
	form	Retrieves a reference to the form that the object is embedded in.
HSPACE	hspace	Sets or retrieves the horizontal margin for the object.
	indeterminate	Sets or retrieves whether the user has changed the status of a check box.
LOOP	loop	Sets or retrieves the number of times a sound or video clip will loop when activated.
LOWSRC	lowsrc	Sets or retrieves a lower resolution image to display.
MAXLENGTH	maxLength	Sets or retrieves the maximum number of characters that the user can enter in a text control.
NAME	name	Gets or sets the name of the object.
READONLY	readOnly	Sets or retrieves the value indicated whether the content of the object is read-only.
SIZE	size	Sets or retrieves the size of the control.
SRC	src	Sets or retrieves a URL to be loaded by the object.
start	start	Sets or retrieves when a video clip file should begin playing.
	status	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the control is selected.
TYPE	type	Retrieves or initially sets the type of input control represented by the object.
USEMAP	useMap	Sets or retrieves the URL, often with a bookmark extension (#name), to use as a client-side image map.
VALUE	value	Gets or sets the default or selected value of the control.
	vrml	Sets or retrieves the URL of the virtual reality modeling language (VRML) world to be displayed in the window.
VSPACE	vspace	Sets or retrieves the vertical margin for the object.
WIDTH	width	Sets or retrieves the calculated width of the object.

Events

Event	Event Property	Description
abort	onabort	Fires when the user aborts the download.
change	onchange	Fires when the contents of the object or selection have changed.
error	onerror	Fires when an error occurs during object loading.
load	onload	Fires immediately after the client loads the object.
select	onselect	Fires when the current selection changes.

Methods

Method	Description
createTextRange	Creates a TextRange object for the element.
select	Highlights the input area of a form element.

Styles

Style attribute	Style property	Description
border	border	Sets or retrieves the properties to draw around the object.
height	height	Gets or sets the height of the object.

Remarks

For more information on this and other DOM Prototypes , see Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction.

This prototype derives from the Element Constructor.

Applies To

INPUT, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text

See Also

Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction, Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 2: Accessor (getter/setter) Support, About the W3C Document Object Model