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Text Object defaultValue Property


Text Object Reference Text Object

Definition and Usage

The defaultValue property sets or returns the default value of a text field.

Note: The default value is the value specified in the HTML "value" attribute.

Syntax

textObject.defaultValue=somevalue


Example

Example

The following example gets the default value of the text field:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function alertValue()
{
alert(document.getElementById("text1").defaultValue)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<form>
<input type="text" id="text1" value="Hello World!" />
<input type="button" id="button1" onclick="alertValue()"
value="Show default value" />
</form>

</body>
</html>

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