HTML | DOM Input Datetime type Property

Last Updated : 29 Aug, 2022

The Input Datetime type property is used for returning the type of form element the datetime field is.
The Input Datetime type property returns a string that represents the type of form element the datetime field is.
Browsers such as Safari and Opera return “datetime” as a result whereas browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome return “text”.

Note: Safari and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) returns “datetime”, while Opera 15 (and newer versions), Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome returns “text”.

Syntax:

datetimeObject.type

Return Values: It returns a string value which represents the type of form element of the datetime field

The below program illustrates the Datetime type property :
Returning the type of form element the datetime field is.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Input Datetime type Property in HTML</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Input Datetime type Property</h2>
    <br> Date Of Birth:
    <input type="datetime" id="Test_Datetime">
 
<p>To find out the type of form element the datetime field is,
      double-click the "Check Type" button.</p>
 
    <button ondblclick="My_Datetime()">Check Type</button>
 
    <p id="test"></p>
 
    <script>
        function My_Datetime() {
            var t = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").type;
            document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = t;
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>