Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Button type Property

The type property returns the type of form element. For an input button this property will always return "button".

Browser Support


`type`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

var v = buttonObject.type

Return Value

A String type value representing the type of input button.

Example

The following code shows how to get the type of a button.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="myFunction()" id="myBtn" value="test">
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--from  ww  w  .  j  a v  a2 s.  c o m-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").type;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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