HTMLFieldSetElement
The HTMLFieldSetElement
interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement
interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <fieldset>
elements.
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
.
HTMLFieldSetElement.disabled
-
A boolean value reflecting the
disabled
HTML attribute, indicating whether the user can interact with the control. HTMLFieldSetElement.elements
Read only-
The elements belonging to this field set. The type of this property depends on the version of the spec that is implemented by the browser.
HTMLFieldSetElement.form
Read only-
An
HTMLFormControlsCollection
orHTMLCollection
referencing the containing form element, if this element is in a form. If the field set is not a descendant of a form element, then the attribute can be the ID of any form element in the same document it is related to, or thenull
value if none matches. HTMLFieldSetElement.name
-
A string reflecting the
name
HTML attribute, containing the name of the field set. This can be used when accessing the field set in JavaScript. It is not part of the data which is sent to the server. HTMLFieldSetElement.type
Read only-
The string "
fieldset
". HTMLFieldSetElement.validationMessage
-
A string representing a localized message that describes the validation constraints that the element does not satisfy (if any). This is the empty string if the element is not a candidate for constraint validation (
willValidate
isfalse
), or it satisfies its constraints. HTMLFieldSetElement.validity
-
A
ValidityState
representing the validity states that this element is in. HTMLFieldSetElement.willValidate
-
A boolean value
false
, because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation.
Instance methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
.
HTMLFieldSetElement.checkValidity()
-
Always returns
true
because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation. HTMLFieldSetElement.reportValidity()
-
Always returns
true
because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation. HTMLFieldSetElement.setCustomValidity()
-
Sets a custom validity message for the field set. If this message is not the empty string, then the field set is suffering from a custom validity error, and does not validate.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # htmlfieldsetelement |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<fieldset>
.