HTMLInputElement: value property
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. Itās been available across browsers since āØJuly 2015ā©.
The value property of the HTMLInputElement interface represents the current value of the <input> element as a string.
This property can also be set directly, for example to set a default value based on some condition.
Value
A string specifying the default value of the <input> element.
Examples
Retrieving a text input's value
In this example, the log displays the current value as the user enters data into the input.
HTML
We include an <input> and an associated <label>, with a <pre> container for our output.
<label for="given-name">Your name:</label>
<input name="given-name" id="given-name" />
<pre id="log"></pre>
JavaScript
The <pre> element's innerText is updated to the current value of the <input> every time a keyup event is fired.
const logElement = document.getElementById("log");
const inputElement = document.getElementById("given-name");
inputElement.addEventListener("keyup", () => {
logElement.innerText = `Name: ${inputElement.value}`;
});
Results
Retrieving a color value
This example demonstrates that the value property with an <input> of type color.
HTML
We include an <input> of type color:
<label for="color">Pick a color:</label>
<input name="color" id="color" type="color" />
<pre id="log"></pre>
JavaScript
The <pre> element's innerText is updated with the default color value (#000000) and then updated every time a change event is fired.
const logElement = document.getElementById("log");
const inputElement = document.getElementById("color");
logElement.innerText = `Color: ${inputElement.value}`;
inputElement.addEventListener("change", () => {
logElement.innerText = `Color: ${inputElement.value}`;
});
Results
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # dom-input-value |