Input Time defaultValue Property

❮ Input Time Object

Example

Change the default value of a time field:

document.getElementById("myTime").defaultValue = "18:00";
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Description

The defaultValue property sets or returns the default value of a time field.

Note: The default value is the value specified in the HTML value attribute.

The difference between the defaultValue and value property, is that defaultValue contains the default value, while value contains the current value after some changes have been made. If there are no changes, defaultValue and value is the same (see "More Examples" below).

The defaultValue property is useful when you want to find out whether the time of a time field have been changed.


Browser Support

Property
defaultValue Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the defaultValue property:

timeObject.defaultValue

Set the defaultValue property:

timeObject.defaultValue = value

Property Values

Value Description
value Specifies the default value of the search field


Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the default value of the search field

More Examples

Example

Get the default value of a time field:

var x = document.getElementById("myTime").defaultValue;
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Example

An example that shows the difference between the defaultValue and value property:

var x = document.getElementById("myTime");
var defaultVal = x.defaultValue;
var currentVal = x.value;
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❮ Input Time Object
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