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