defaultValue Property

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Sets or retrieves the initial contents of the object.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	object.defaultValue [ = sValue ]

Possible Values

sValue

String that specifies or receives the initial value of the object.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The value of the property can be changed programmatically, but doing so has no effect on the appearance of the object or the submitted value. It does, however, change the initial value of the object when the form is reset.

Standards Information

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

Applies To

	INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, TEXTAREA