Javascript DOM HTML Input URL autocomplete Property set

Introduction

Set autocomplete in a URL field to off:

document.getElementById("myURL").autocomplete = "off";

Click the button to set autocomplete in the URL field to "off".

elements with type="url" are not supported in Safari.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form action="/action_page.php">
  Homepage: <input type="url" id="myURL" name="website" autocomplete="on">
  <input type="submit">
</form>/* w w w  . java  2  s .  c  o m*/
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("myURL").autocomplete = "off";
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "autocomplete is now 'off'.";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The autocomplete property sets or gets the value of the autocomplete attribute in a URL field.

Property Values

Value Description
onDefault. The browser will automatically complete values
off The browser does not automatically complete entries

The autocomplete returns a String representing the state of auto completion.




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