The Input Text object represents an HTML <input> element with type="text".
You can access an <input> element with type="text" by using getElementById():
var x = document.getElementById("myText");Try it
Tip: You can also access <input type="text"> by searching through the elements collection of a form.
You can create an <input> element with type="text" by using the document.createElement() method:
var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "text");Try it
= Property added in HTML5.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| autocomplete | Sets or returns the value of the autocomplete attribute of a text field |
| autofocus | Sets or returns whether a text field should automatically get focus when the page loads |
| defaultValue | Sets or returns the default value of a text field |
| disabled | Sets or returns whether the text field is disabled, or not |
| form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the text field |