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Text Object

The Text object represents a single-line text input field in an HTML form.

For each <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().

Note: The Text object can also use the properties/methods of:

Text Object Properties

W3C: W3C Standard.

Property	Description	W3C
defaultValue	Sets or returns the default value of a text field	Yes
disabled	Sets or returns whether the text field is disabled, or not	Yes
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the text field	Yes
maxLength	Sets or returns the maximum number of characters allowed in a text field	Yes
name	Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a text field	Yes
readOnly	Sets or returns whether a text field is read-only, or not	Yes
size	Sets or returns the width of a text field (in number of characters)	Yes
type	Returns which type of form element a text field is	Yes
value	Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of the text field	Yes

Text Object Methods

Method	Description	W3C
select()	Selects the content of a text field	Yes

Standard Properties and Events

The Text object also supports the standard properties and events.

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