HTML DOM Input Email value Property

Input Email Object : Change the email address of an email field

Definition and Usage

The value property sets or returns the value of the value attribute of an email field.

The value attribute specifies the default value OR the value a user types in (or a value set by a script).

The value can be a single e-mail address, or a list of e-mail addresses.

Browser Support

Property
value Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the value property:

emailObject.value

Set the value property:

emailObject.value = text

Property Values

Value Description
text Specifies a single e-mail address, or a list of e-mail addresses

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, or a comma-separated list of strings, representing a valid email address

More Examples

Example

Get the email address of an email field:

var x = document.getElementById("myEmail").value;

Example

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

var x = document.getElementById("myEmail");
var defaultVal = x.defaultValue;
var currentVal = x.value;

Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> value attribute

❮ Input Email Object