Password typeProperty
Password Object
Definition and Usage
The type property returns the type of the form element.
For a password field, this property is always "password".
Syntax
passwordObject.type
Browser Support
All major browsers support the type property
Example
Example
The following example returns the form element type of the password field:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Rookie Tutorial (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
var x=document.getElementById("pwd").type;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Password: <input type="password" id="pwd">
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Show input type</button>
</body>
</html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Rookie Tutorial (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
var x=document.getElementById("pwd").type;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Password: <input type="password" id="pwd">
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Show input type</button>
</body>
</html>
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