The HTML DOM Input Date type property returns/sets type of Input Date.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
- Returning string value
inputDateObject.type
- Setting type to string value
inputDateObject.type = stringValue
String Values
Here, “stringValue” can be the following −
| stringValue | Details |
|---|---|
| date | It defines that input type is date |
| radio | It defines that input type is radio |
| checkbox | It defines that input type is checkbox |
Example
Let us see an example of Input Date type property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Input Date type</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<div>
Calendar: <input type="date" id="dateSelect" value="2017-05-01">
</div>
</form>
<button onclick="changeType()">Change Type</button>
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var inputDate = document.getElementById("dateSelect");
divDisplay.textContent = 'Input type: '+ inputDate.type;
function changeType(){
if(inputDate.type === 'date'){
var currDate = inputDate.value;
inputDate.type = 'text';
inputDate.value = currDate;
}
divDisplay.textContent = 'Input type: '+ inputDate.type;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘Change Type’ button −
After clicking ‘Change Type’ button −
