HTML DOM Input Time Object

Input Time Object

The Input Time Object is new in HTML5.

The Input Time object represents an HTML <input> element with type="time".

You can access an <input> element with type="time" by using getElementById():

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

Tip: You can also access <input type="time"> by searching through the elements collection of a form.

You can create an <input> element with type="time" by using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "time");

Property	Description
autocomplete	Sets or returns the value of the autocomplete attribute of a time field
autofocus	Sets or returns whether a time field should automatically get focus when the page loads
defaultValue	Sets or returns the default value of a time field
disabled	Sets or returns whether a time field is disabled, or not
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the time field
list	Returns a reference to the datalist that contains the time field
max	Sets or returns the value of the max attribute of the time field
min	Sets or returns the value of the min attribute of the time field
name	Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a time field
readOnly	Sets or returns whether the time field is read-only, or not
required	Sets or returns whether the time field must be filled out before submitting a form
step	Sets or returns the value of the step attribute of the time field
type	Returns which type of form element the time field is
value	Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a time field

Method	Description
stepDown()	Decrements the value of the time field by a specified number
stepUp()	Increments the value of the time field by a specified number

The Input Time object also supports the standard properties and events.

HTML tutorial: HTML Forms