Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Search form Property

The read only form property returns a reference to the form containing the search field.

Browser Support


`form`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

var v = searchObject.form

Return Value

A reference to the form element containing the search field. If the search field is not in a form, null is returned.

Example

The following code shows how to get the id of the form containing the <input type="search"> element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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<form id="myForm">
  <input type="search" id="mySearch">
</form>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("mySearch").form.id;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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