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Text size Property

Text Object Reference Text Object

Definition and Usage

The size property sets or returns the width of a text field (in number of characters).

The default value is 20.

Syntax

Set the size property:

textObject.size=integer

Return the size property:

textObject.size


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The size property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Set the width of a text field:

<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function setResult()
{
document.getElementById("email").size=40;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<form>
Email: <input type="text" id="email" />
</form>

<button type="button" onclick="setResult()">Set width</button>

</body>
</html>

Try it yourself »


Text Object Reference Text Object
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