Find out which type of form element the password field is:
var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").type;
Click the button to find out which type of form element the password field is.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Password: <input type="password" id="myPsw"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {//from w w w . j a v a2 s . com var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").type; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>
The type property returns which type of form element a password field is.
For a password field, this property will always return "password".