HTML DOM Input Button Object

Input Button Object

The Input Button object represents the HTML <input> element with type="button" set.

Access Input Button Object

You can access the <input> element with type="button" using getElementById():

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn");

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Tip:You can also search for the elements collection to access <input type="button">.

Create Input Button Object

You can create an <input> element with type="button" using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "button");

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Input Button Object Properties

Attributes Description
autofocus Set or return whether the input button should automatically focus when the page is loaded.
defaultValue Set or return the default value of the input button.
disabled Set or return whether the input button is disabled.
form Return a reference to the form that contains the input button.
name Set or return the name attribute value of the input button.
type Return which type of form element the input button is.
value Set or return the value of the input button's value attribute.

Standard attributes and events

The Input Button object supports both standardAttributesandEvents.

Related pages

HTML Tutorial:HTML Form

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <input> Tag

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <input> type Attribute