The Meter object represents an HTML <meter> element.
We can access a <meter> element via document.getElementById()
:
var x = document.getElementById("myMeter");
Click the button to get the current, "measured" value of the gauge.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>My scale: <meter id="myMeter" min="0" low="40" high="95" max="100" value="65"></meter></p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*from www. ja va 2 s. c o m*/ var x = document.getElementById("myMeter").value; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>