HTML DOM Input Checkbox type Property
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Input Checkbox type Property

❮ Input Checkbox Object

Example

Find out which type of form element the checkbox is:

var x = document.getElementById("myCheck").type;
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Definition and Usage

The type property returns which type of form element the checkbox is.

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


Browser Support

Property
type Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

checkboxObject.type

Return Value

Type Description
String The type of form element the checkbox is

❮ Input Checkbox Object