TYPE Attribute | type Property

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Retrieves the classification and default behavior of the button.

Syntax

HTML	<BUTTON TYPE = sType... >
Scripting	[ sType = ] BUTTON.type

Possible Values

sType

String that receives one of the following values. button Default. Creates a Command button. reset Creates a Reset button. If it's in a form, this button resets the fields in the form to their initial values. submit Creates a Submit button. If it's in a form, this button submits the form.

The property is read-only. The property has a default value of button.

Remarks

A Submit button has the same default behavior as a button created using the submit?A HREF="../properties/type_7.html">type with the input object. If a user presses the ENTER key while viewing a form that contains a Submit button, the form is submitted. This default behavior of a Submit button is indicated by a border surrounding the button. The border appears when any control within the form receives the focus, other than another button. If the Submit button has a name property, the button contributes a name/value pair to the submitted data.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

	BUTTON