The Input Button object represents an HTML <input> element with type="button".
We can access an <input> element with type="button" via document.getElementById()
:
var x = document.getElementById("myBtn");
Click the button to get the text displayed on the button.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="button" id="myBtn" onclick="myFunction()" value="Test"> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {//from w w w . j a v a 2 s. c o m var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").value; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>