Input Text required Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The required property sets or gets whether a text field must be filled out before submitting a form.

This property reflects the HTML required attribute.

Set the required property with the following Values

Value Description
true|false Sets whether a text field should be required

Return Value

A Boolean, returns true if the text field is required, otherwise it returns false

The following code shows how to check if a text field must be filled out before submitting a form:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form action="#">
  Name: <input type="text" id="myText" name="fname">
  <input type="submit">
</form>/*w  w  w  . ja  v a2s .co  m*/

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

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

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var v = document.getElementById("myText").required;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = v;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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