Specifies whether spell checking is applied to an editable text field.
This property is read/write.
Syntax
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object.spellcheck = ptr ptr = object.spellcheck |
Property values
Type: boolean
True turns on spell checking for an element, false turns it off.
Remarks
Spellcheck is only enabled by default textArea elements, and elements with the contentEditable = true attribute for Windows Store apps built for Windows using JavaScript, a Windows Store app using JavaScript, and a Windows Store app using JavaScript for the desktop in Windows 8. Spellcheck is off by default for input type=text
Spellcheck is off by default of any element in the apps that host the web browser control (Web OC). You can enable spellchecking by adding the spellcheck=true attribute to the root or ancestor markup of the content (including the <html> element), with no other special flags needed.
There is also a default state (missing attribute) which uses the element's default behavior, such as inheriting from the parent element's spellcheck state.
Examples
The following example shows a text input element with spell checking.
<html> <head> <title>Spellcheck example</title> </head> <body> <!-- Ask for some text --> <label>Type some words: <input type="text" autofocus spellcheck="true" /> </label> </body> </html>
See also
Build date: 11/28/2012
