Input Datetime type Property

Example

Return which type of form element the datetime field is:

var x = document.getElementById("myDatetime").type;

Description

The type property returns which type of form element the datetime field is.

Note: In the example above, Safari and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) returns "datetime", while Opera 15 (and newer versions), Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome returns "text".

Browser Support

Property
type	Yes	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: The <input type="datetime"> element does not show any datetime field/calendar in any major browsers, except Safari.

Syntax

datetimeObject.type

Technical Details

Return Value:	A String, representing the type of form element the datetime field is

❮ Input Datetime Object