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The Input Password Object in HTML DOM is used to represent an HTML input element with type=”password”. The input element with type=”password” can be accessed by using getElementById() method

Syntax:

  • It is used to access input type=”password”
document.getElementById("id");
  • It is used to create type=”password” element.
document.createElement("input");

Object Properties:

Property Description
type This property is used to return which type of form element the password field is.
value This property is used to set or return the value of the value attribute of a password field.
autocomplete This property is used to set or return the value of the autocomplete attribute of a password field.
autofocus This property is used to set or return whether a password field should automatically get focus when the page loads.
defaultValue This property is used to set or return the default value of a password field.
disabled This property is used to set or return whether a password field is disabled or not.
form This property is used to return reference to the form that contains the password field.
maxLength This property is used to set or return the value of the maxlength attribute of a password field.
name This property is used to set or return the value of the name attribute of a password field.
placeholder This property is used to set or return the value of the placeholder attribute of a password field.
readOnly This property is used to set or return whether the password field is read-only or not.
required This property is used to set or return whether the password field must be filled out before submitting a form.
size This property is used to set or return the value of the value attribute of the password field.

Input Password Object Methods:

  • select(): This is used to select the content of a password field.

Example-1: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;"> 
        GeeksForGeeks 
    </h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Password Object</h2> Password:
    <input type="password"
           id="myPsw"
           value="geeks12">
    <p>Click the button to get the password
      of the password field.</p>
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
      Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="demo"></p>
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            var x =
            document.getElementById(
              "myPsw").value;
           
            document.getElementById(
              "demo").innerHTML = x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>


Output: 

Before click on the button: 

After click on the button: 

Example-2: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;"> 
        GeeksForGeeks 
    </h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Password Object</h2>
    <p>Click the button to create a
      Password Field.</p>
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
      Click Here!
    </button>
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
           
            // Creating input element.
            var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
             
            // Set type password.
            x.setAttribute("type", "password");
            x.setAttribute("value", "geeks12");
            document.body.appendChild(x);
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>


Output: 

Before click on the button: 

After click on the button: 

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Mozilla Firefox 1+
  • Edge 12+
  • Safari 1+
  • Opera 2+


Last Updated : 25 Aug, 2022
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