HTML | DOM Input DatetimeLocal type Property
The Input DatetimeLocal type property is used for returning the type of form element the datetimeLocal field is.
The Input DatetimeLocal type property returns a string that represents the type of form element the datetimeLocal field is.
Browsers such as Safari and Opera return “datetime-local” as a result whereas browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Chrome return “text”.
Syntax
datetimelocalObject.type
Return Values: It returns a string value that represents the type of form element of the DateTimeLocal field.
The below program illustrates the DatetimeLocal type property:
Returning the type of form element the datetimeLocal field is.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >Input DatetimeLocal type Property in HTML</ title > < style > h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >Input DatetimeLocal type Property</ h2 > < br > Date Of Birth: < input type = "datetime-local" id = "Test_DatetimeLocal" > < p >To find out the type of form element the datetimeLocal field is, double-click the "Check Type" button.</ p > < button ondblclick = "My_DatetimeLocal()" >Check Type</ button > < p id = "test" ></ p > < script > function My_DatetimeLocal() { var t = document.getElementById("Test_DatetimeLocal").type; document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = t; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before clicking the button:
After clicking the button:
Note: The <input type=”datetime-local”> element does not show any datetime field/calendar in Firefox.
Supported Web Browsers:
- Google Chrome 20
- Edge 12
- Firefox 93
- Opera 11
- Safari 14.1