Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Checkbox type Property

The type property returns the type of the checkbox.

For a checkbox this property will always return "checkbox".

Browser Support


`type`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

var v = checkboxObject.type

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The type of the checkbox is

Example

The following code shows how to get checkbox's type.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="checkbox" onclick="myFunction()" id="myCheck">
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--from   w  w w  . jav a  2 s  .c  o m-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myCheck").type;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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