Input Password defaultValue Attribute

HTML DOM Input Password Object

Definition and Usage

defaultValue Sets or returns the default value of the password field.

Note:The default value is HTML value attribute defined by.

The difference between defaultValue and value properties is that defaultValue contains the default/initial password of the password field, while value is the current password of the password field after some changes. If there is no change, defaultValue and value are the same (see the example below).

The defaultValue property is very useful if you want to check whether the content of the password field has been changed.

Instance

Example 1

Change the default value of the password field:

document.getElementById("myPsw").defaultValue = "hello";

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Example 2

Return the default value of the password field:

var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").defaultValue;

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Example 3

An example to show the difference between defaultValue and value properties:

var x = document.getElementById("myPsw");
var defaultVal = x.defaultValue;
var currentVal = x.value;

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Syntax

Return the defaultValue property:

passwordObject.defaultValue

Set defaultValue Property:

passwordObject.defaultValue = value

Attribute Value

Value Description
value Specifies the default value of the password field.

Technical Details

Return Value: A string value representing the default value of the password field.

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Input Password Object