JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/defaultValue
"defaultValue" Example
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<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() {
var m = document.getElementById("myB").defaultValue; alert("The value of this element is: "+"""+m+""");
} </script> <input id="myB" type="button" value="Click here" onclick="function1();"> </body> </html>
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"defaultValue" is applied to
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+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Applied_To |<input type="button"> <input type="checkbox"> | | |<input type="file"> <input type="hidden"> | | |<input type="image"> <input type="password"> | | |<input type="radio"> <input type="reset"> | | |<input type="submit"> <input type="text"> | | |<textarea> | +----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
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"defaultValue" Syntax and Note
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Note: Read-only property. Returns the content of the element when the page is loaded.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("elementID").defaultValue document.all.elementID.defaultValue // IE only
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