HTML DOM Password Object
Password Object
The Password object represents a password field in an HTML form.
For each instance of an HTML <input type="password"> tag on a form, a Password object is created.
You can access a password field by searching through the elements[] array of the form, or by using document.getElementById().
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
Password Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to access a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| alt |
Sets or returns an alternate text to display if a browser does not support password fields |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| defaultValue |
Sets or returns the default value of a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| disabled |
Sets or returns whether or not a password field should be disabled |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| form |
Returns a reference to the form that contains the password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| maxLength |
Sets or returns the maximum number of characters in a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| readOnly |
Sets or returns whether or not a password field should be read-only |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| size |
Sets or returns the size of a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| type |
Returns the type of form element a password field is |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| value |
Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of the password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Standard Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| className |
Sets or returns the class attribute of an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| dir |
Sets or returns the direction of text |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| lang |
Sets or returns the language code for an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns an element's advisory title |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Password Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| blur() |
Removes focus from a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| focus() |
Sets focus on a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| select() |
Selects the text in a password field |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
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