Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Datetime Object

The Input Datetime object represents an HTML <input> element with type="datetime".

Input Datetime Object Properties

Property	Description
autocomplete	Sets or gets the autocomplete attribute of a datetime field
autofocus	Sets or gets whether a datetime field can automatically get focus when the page loads
defaultValue	Sets or gets the default value of a datetime field
disabled	Sets or gets whether a datetime field is disabled, or not
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the datetime field
list	Get the datalist that contains the datetime field
max	Sets or gets the max attribute of the datetime field
min	Sets or gets the min attribute of the datetime field
name	Sets or gets the name attribute of a datetime field
readOnly	Sets or gets whether the datetime field is read-only
required	Sets or gets whether the datetime field must be filled before submitting a form
step	Sets or gets the step attribute of the datetime field
type	Get the type of the datetime field
value	Sets or gets the value attribute of a datetime field

Standard Properties and Events

The Input Datetime object supports the standard properties and events.

Example

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


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="datetime" id="myDatetime" value="2014-03-02T10:57Z">
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
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<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDatetime").value;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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Example 2

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


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--   w w w  .  ja  va2  s  . c om-->
    var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
    x.setAttribute("type", "datetime");
    x.setAttribute("value", "2014-01-01T08:32Z");
    document.body.appendChild(x);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: