The Text object represents a text field in an HTML form. For
each instance of an <input type="text"> tag in an HTML form, a
Text object is created.
You can access a Text object by indexing the elements array
(by number or name) of the corresponding form or by using
getElementById().
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| accept |
Sets or returns a list of content
types, which the server processing this form will handle
correctly |
- |
|
|
Yes |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to
access the text field |
4 |
- |
- |
Yes |
| align |
Sets or returns the alignment of the
text field according to the surrounding text |
- |
|
|
Yes |
| alt |
Sets or returns an alternate text to
display if the browser does not support text fields |
- |
|
|
Yes |
| defaultValue |
Sets or returns the initial value of
the text field |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
| disabled |
Sets or returns whether or not the text
field should be disabled |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| form |
Returns a reference to the text field's
parent form |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of the text
field (In IE 4 this property is read-only) |
4 |
1 |
|
No |
| maxLength |
Sets or returns the maximum number of
characters in the text field |
4 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of the text
field |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
| readOnly |
Sets or returns whether or not the text
field should be read-only |
4 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| size |
Sets or returns the size of the text
field |
3 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for the
text field |
4 |
|
|
Yes |
| type |
Returns the type of the form element.
For a text object it will always be "text" |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
| value |
Sets or returns the value of the value
attribute of the text field |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
| Event |
Description |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| onBlur |
Executes some code when the text field
loses focus |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
| onChange |
Executes some code when the text field
loses focus and its value has altered |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
| onClick |
Executes some code when the user clicks
the left mouse button in the text field |
4 |
|
|
|
| onFocus |
Executes some code when the text field
gets focus |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
| onKeyDown |
Executes some code when a key is
pressed in the text field |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
| onKeyPress |
Executes some code when an alphanumeric
key is pressed in the text field |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
| onKeyUp |
Executes some code when a key is
released in the text field |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
| onSelect |
Executes some code when the current
selection is changed in the text field |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
| onSelectStart |
Executes some code when some text in
the text field is selected |
4 |
|
|
|
