An example that shows the difference between the defaultValue and value property:
Change the URL in the URL field, and then click the button below.
elements with type="url" are not supported in Safari.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Homepage: <input type="url" id="myURL" value="http://www.google.com"> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*from ww w. j a va2s . c o m*/ var x = document.getElementById("myURL"); var defaultVal = x.defaultValue; var currentVal = x.value; if (defaultVal == currentVal) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Default value and current value is the same: " + x.defaultValue + " and " + x.value + "<br>Change the value of the URL field to see the difference!"; } else { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The default value was: " + defaultVal + "<br>The current value is: " + currentVal; } } </script> </body> </html>