HTML | DOM Input DatetimeLocal type Property

Last Updated : 29 Aug, 2022

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

Syntax

datetimelocalObject.type

Return Values: It returns a string value that represents the type of form element of the DateTimeLocal field.

The below program illustrates the DatetimeLocal type property:
Returning the type of form element the datetimeLocal field is.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Input DatetimeLocal 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 DatetimeLocal type Property</h2>
    <br> Date Of Birth:
    <input type="datetime-local" id="Test_DatetimeLocal">
 
<p>To find out the type of form element the datetimeLocal field 
        is, double-click the "Check Type" button.</p>
 
    <button ondblclick="My_DatetimeLocal()">Check Type</button>
 
    <p id="test"></p>
 
    <script>
        function My_DatetimeLocal() {
            var t = document.getElementById("Test_DatetimeLocal").type;
            document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = t;
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>