Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input URL Object








The Input URL object represents an HTML <input> element with type="url".

Input URL Object Properties

Property Description
autocomplete Sets or gets the autocomplete attribute of a URL field
autofocus Sets autofocus to let URL field focus when the page loads
defaultValue Sets or gets the default value of a URL field
disabled Enable or disable a URL field
form Get the form that contains the URL field
list Get the datalist that contains the URL field
maxLength Sets or gets the maxlength attribute of a URL field
name Sets or gets the name attribute of a URL field
pattern Sets or gets the pattern attribute of a URL field
placeholder Sets or gets the placeholder attribute of a URL field
readOnly Sets or gets whether the URL field is read-only
required Sets or gets whether the URL field must be filled before submitting a form
size Sets or gets the size attribute of the URL field
type Get the type of the URL field
value Sets or gets the value attribute of a URL field




Standard Properties and Events

The Input URL object supports the standard properties and events.

Example

We can access an <input> element with type="url" by using getElementById().


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="url" id="myURL" value="http://www.google.com">
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!-- ww  w  .j  av a  2s. com-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myURL").value;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:





Example 2

We can create an <input> element with type="url" by using the document.createElement() method.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--   ww w. ja  va2  s . co m-->
    var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
    x.setAttribute("type", "url");
    x.setAttribute("value", "http://www.google.com");
    document.body.appendChild(x);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: