HTML DOM Text Object

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# HTML DOM Text Object

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## Text Object

The Text object represents a single-line text input field in an HTML form.

For each <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().

## Text Object Properties

W3C: W3C Standard.

Property | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
defaultValue | Sets or returns the default value of a text field | Yes
disabled | Sets or returns whether the text field is disabled, or not | Yes
form | Returns a reference to the form that contains the text field | Yes
maxLength | Sets or returns the maximum number of characters allowed in a text field | Yes
name | Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a text field | Yes
readOnly | Sets or returns whether a text field is read-only, or not | Yes
size | Sets or returns the width of a text field (in number of characters) | Yes
type | Returns which type of form element a text field is | Yes
value | Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of the text field | Yes

## Text Object Methods

Method | Description | W3C
--- | --- | ---
select() | Selects the content of a text field | Yes

## Standard Properties and Events

The Text object also supports the standard properties and events.

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