HTML DOM defaultValue Property
Complete Text Object Reference
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
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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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Try-It-Yourself Demos
Get the default value of a text field
Complete Text Object Reference
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