HTML DOM Input DatetimeLocal Object

Input DatetimeLocal Object

The Input DatetimeLocal object represents an HTML <input> element with type="datetime-local".

You can access an <input> element with type="datetime-local" by using getElementById():

var x = document.getElementById("myLocalDate");

Tip: You can also access <input type="datetime-local"> by searching through the elements collection of a form.

You can create an <input> element with type="datetime-local" by using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "datetime-local");

Property	Description
autocomplete	Sets or returns the value of the autocomplete attribute of a local datetime field
autofocus	Sets or returns whether a local datetime field should automatically get focus upon page load
defaultValue	Sets or returns the default value of a local datetime field
disabled	Sets or returns whether a local datetime field is disabled, or not
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the local datetime field
list	Returns a reference to the datalist that contains the local datetime field
max	Sets or returns the value of the max attribute of the local datetime field
min	Sets or returns the value of the min attribute of the local datetime field
name	Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a local datetime field
readOnly	Sets or returns whether the local datetime field is read-only, or not
required	Sets or returns whether the local datetime field must be filled out before submitting a form
step	Sets or returns the value of the step attribute of the local datetime field
type	Returns which type of form element the local datetime field is
value	Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a local datetime field

Method	Description
stepDown()	Decrements the value of the datetime field by a specified number
stepUp()	Increments the value of the datetime field by a specified number

The Input DatetimeLocal object also supports the standard properties and events.

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