Input Text required Property

Find out if a text field must be filled out before submitting a form:

var x = document.getElementById("myText").required;

Description

The required property sets or returns whether a text field must be filled out before submitting a form.

This property reflects the HTML required attribute.

Property
required	Yes	10.0	Yes	Not supported	Yes

Return the required property:

textObject.required

Set the required property:

textObject.required = true|false

Value	Description
true\|false	Specifies whether a text field should be a required part of form submission. true - The text field is a required part of form submission false - Default. The text field is not a required part of form submission

Return Value:	A Boolean, returns true if the text field is a required part of form submission, otherwise it returns false

Set a text field to be a required part of form submission:

document.getElementById("myText").required = true;