Password Object
The password field (<input type="password">) within your form can be accessed and manipulated using
JavaScript via the corresponding Password object. To access a button in
JavaScript, use the
syntax:
document.myform.passwordfield //where myform and
passwordfield are names of your form/element.
document.myform.elements[i] //where i is the position of the field within form
Events
|
Events |
Description |
| onBlur |
Code is executed when the focus is
removed from the password field. |
| onFocus |
Code is executed when the focus is set
on the password field. |
Properties
|
Properties |
Description |
|
disabled |
Boolean value that sets/ returns whether the field
is disabled. |
|
form |
References the form that contains the
password field. |
|
name |
Reflects the name of the password
field (the name attribute). |
|
type |
A property available on all form
elements, "type" returns the type of the calling form element, in
this case, "password". |
|
value |
A read/write string that specifies the
value of the password field. Note that due to security reasons, some
browsers may not return the actual value of the password when this
property is invoked. |
Methods
|
Methods |
Description |
|
blur() |
Removes focus away from the password
field. |
|
focus() |
Sets focus on the password field. |
|
select() |
Selects the input area of the
password field. |
