public interface HTMLInputElement extends HTMLElement
See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.
ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | blur()Removes keyboard focus from this element. | 
| void | click()Simulate a mouse-click. | 
| void | focus()Gives keyboard focus to this element. | 
| String | getAccept()A comma-separated list of content types that a server processing this
 form will handle correctly. | 
| String | getAccessKey()A single character access key to give access to the form control. | 
| String | getAlign()Aligns this object (vertically or horizontally)  with respect to its
 surrounding text. | 
| String | getAlt()Alternate text for user agents not rendering the normal content of
 this element. | 
| boolean | getChecked()When the  typeattribute of the element has the value
 "Radio" or "Checkbox", this represents the current state of the form
 control, in an interactive user agent. | 
| boolean | getDefaultChecked()When  typehas the value "Radio" or "Checkbox", this
 represents the HTML checked attribute of the element. | 
| String | getDefaultValue()When the  typeattribute of the element has the value
 "Text", "File" or "Password", this represents the HTML value attribute
 of the element. | 
| boolean | getDisabled()The control is unavailable in this context. | 
| HTMLFormElement | getForm()Returns the  FORMelement containing this control. | 
| int | getMaxLength()Maximum number of characters for text fields, when  typehas the value "Text" or "Password". | 
| String | getName()Form control or object name when submitted with a form. | 
| boolean | getReadOnly()This control is read-only. | 
| String | getSize()Size information. | 
| String | getSrc()When the  typeattribute has the value "Image", this
 attribute specifies the location of the image to be used to decorate
 the graphical submit button. | 
| int | getTabIndex()Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. | 
| String | getType()The type of control created. | 
| String | getUseMap()Use client-side image map. | 
| String | getValue()When the  typeattribute of the element has the value
 "Text", "File" or "Password", this represents the current contents of
 the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. | 
| void | select()Select the contents of the text area. | 
| void | setAccept(String accept) | 
| void | setAccessKey(String accessKey) | 
| void | setAlign(String align) | 
| void | setAlt(String alt) | 
| void | setChecked(boolean checked) | 
| void | setDefaultChecked(boolean defaultChecked) | 
| void | setDefaultValue(String defaultValue) | 
| void | setDisabled(boolean disabled) | 
| void | setMaxLength(int maxLength) | 
| void | setName(String name) | 
| void | setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) | 
| void | setSize(String size) | 
| void | setSrc(String src) | 
| void | setTabIndex(int tabIndex) | 
| void | setUseMap(String useMap) | 
| void | setValue(String value) | 
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type attribute of the element has the value
 "Text", "File" or "Password", this represents the HTML value attribute
 of the element. The value of this attribute does not change if the
 contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user
 agent, changes. Changing this attribute, however, resets the contents
 of the form control. See the  value attribute definition in HTML 4.0.void setDefaultValue(String defaultValue)
boolean getDefaultChecked()
type has the value "Radio" or "Checkbox", this
 represents the HTML checked attribute of the element. The value of
 this attribute does not change if the state of the corresponding form
 control, in an interactive user agent, changes. Changes to this
 attribute, however, resets the state of the form control. See the
 checked attribute definition in HTML 4.0.void setDefaultChecked(boolean defaultChecked)
HTMLFormElement getForm()
FORM element containing this control. Returns
 null if this control is not within the context of a form.String getAccept()
void setAccept(String accept)
String getAccessKey()
void setAccessKey(String accessKey)
String getAlign()
void setAlign(String align)
String getAlt()
void setAlt(String alt)
boolean getChecked()
type attribute of the element has the value
 "Radio" or "Checkbox", this represents the current state of the form
 control, in an interactive user agent. Changes to this attribute
 change the state of the form control, but do not change the value of
 the HTML value attribute of the element.void setChecked(boolean checked)
boolean getDisabled()
void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
int getMaxLength()
type
 has the value "Text" or "Password". See the  maxlength attribute
 definition in HTML 4.0.void setMaxLength(int maxLength)
String getName()
void setName(String name)
boolean getReadOnly()
type has
 the value "Text" or "Password". See the  readonly attribute definition
 in HTML 4.0.void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
String getSize()
void setSize(String size)
String getSrc()
type attribute has the value "Image", this
 attribute specifies the location of the image to be used to decorate
 the graphical submit button. See the  src attribute definition in HTML
 4.0.void setSrc(String src)
int getTabIndex()
void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
String getType()
String getUseMap()
void setUseMap(String useMap)
String getValue()
type attribute of the element has the value
 "Text", "File" or "Password", this represents the current contents of
 the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing
 this attribute changes the contents of the form control, but does not
 change the value of the HTML value attribute of the element. When the
 type attribute of the element has the value "Button",
 "Hidden", "Submit", "Reset", "Image", "Checkbox" or "Radio", this
 represents the HTML value attribute of the element. See the  value
 attribute definition in HTML 4.0.void setValue(String value)
void blur()
void focus()
void select()
INPUT elements
 whose type attribute has one of the following values:
 "Text", "File", or "Password".void click()
INPUT elements whose
 type attribute has one of the following values: "Button",
 "Checkbox", "Radio", "Reset", or "Submit". Submit a bug or feature
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