The Input DatetimeLocal required property is used for setting or returning whether a datetimeLocal field must be filled out before submitting a form.
The HTML required attribute is used to reflect the Input DatetimeLocal required property.
Syntax:
- For returning the required property
datetimelocalObject.required
- For setting the required property
datetimelocalObject.required = true|false
Property Value:
- true|false: It is used to specify whether a datetimeLocal field should be a required part of a form submission or not. It is false by default.
Return Values: It returns a boolean value that specifies whether the local datetime field is required or not.
The below program illustrates the DatetimeLocal required property :
Finding out if a datetimeLocal field must be filled out before submitting a form or not.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input DatetimeLocal required Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input DatetimeLocal required Property</ h2 >
< br >
< form action = "/initials.php" >
Date of Birth:
< input type = "datetime-local" id = "Test_DatetimeLocal" name = "DOB" required>
< input type = "submit" >
</ form >
< p >To find out if the datetimeLocal field must be filled out
before submitting the form, double-click the "Check" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_DatetimeLocal()" >Check</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_DatetimeLocal() {
var d = document.getElementById("Test_DatetimeLocal").required;
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = d;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

After clicking the button:

Supported Web Browsers:
- Google Chrome 20
- Edge 12
- Firefox 93
- Opera 11
- Safari 14.1
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Last Updated :
02 May, 2023
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