The Password object represents a single-line password field in an HTML form.
The content of a password field will be masked (appear as blobs or asterisks) in a browser.
For each <input type="password"> tag in an HTML form, a Password object is created.
You can access a password field by searching through the elements[] array of the form, or by using document.getElementById().
Note: The Password object can also use the properties/methods of:
W3C: W3C Standard.
| Property | Description | W3C |
|---|---|---|
| defaultValue | Sets or returns the default value of a password field | Yes |
| disabled | Sets or returns whether the password field is disabled, or not | Yes |
| form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the password field | Yes |
| maxLength | Sets or returns the maximum number of characters allowed in a password field | Yes |
| name | Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a password field | Yes |
| readOnly | Sets or returns whether a password field is read-only, or not | Yes |
| size | Sets or returns the width of a password field (in number of characters) | Yes |
| type | Returns which type of form element a password field is | Yes |
| value | Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of the password field | Yes |
| Method | Description | W3C |
|---|---|---|
| select() | Selects the content of a password field | Yes |
The Password object also supports the standard properties and events.
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