TYPE Attribute | type Property
Gets the classification and default behavior of the button.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT TYPE = sType... > Scripting [ sType = ] object.type
Possible Values
sType String that receives one of the following values.
- button
- Default. Creates a Command button.
reset- Creates a Reset button. If the button is in a form, it resets the fields in the form to their initial values.
submit- Creates a Submit button. If the button is in a form, it submits the form.
The property is read-only. The property has a default value of button.
Remarks
A Submit button has the same default behavior as a button created by using the
submittype with the input object. If the ENTER key is pressed while a user is viewing a form that contains a Submit button, the form is submitted. This default behavior of a Submit button is indicated by a border surrounding the button. The border appears when any control in the form receives the focus, other than another button. If the Submit button has a name property, the button contributes a name/value pair to the submitted data.Windows Internet Explorer 8 and later. The default value of this attribute depends on the current document compatibility mode. In IE8 Standards mode, the default value is
submit. In other compatibility modes and earlier versions of Internet Explorer, the default value isbutton.
Standards Information
This property is defined in HTML 4.0 and is defined in Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1.
Applies To
BUTTON, HTMLButtonElement Constructor
According to the HTML 4.0 recommendation, the default type of button elements is "submit" not "button." To ensure that your button element works as expected in all browsers, always specify the type attribute.
- 8/21/2007
- John Sudds [Microsoft]