HTML | DOM Input Date step Property
The Input Date Step property is used to set or return the value of the step attribute of a date field.
The Input Step attribute can be used for specifying the legal day intervals to choose from when the user opens the calendar in a date field.
Syntax:
- To return the step property:
inputdateObject.step
- To set the step property:
inputdateObject.step = number
Property Value
- number: It is used to specify the legal day intervals. By default, it is set to 1.
Return Value: It returns a numeric value that represents the legal day interval for the date field.
The below program illustrates the Date step property :
Example: Changing the legal day intervals.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > Input Date Step Property in HTML </ title > < style > h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 > w3wiki </ h1 > < h2 > Input Date Step Property </ h2 > < br > < input type = "date" id = "Test_Date" > < p >To increase the step so that the user can only select every second day in the calendar, double click the "Update Step" button. </ p > < button ondblclick = "My_Date()" > Update Step </ button > < p id = "test" ></ p > < script > function My_Date() { document.getElementById( "Test_Date").step = "2"; document.getElementById( "test").innerHTML = "Step has been set to '2'."; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
After clicking the button
Supported Browsers:
- Apple Safari
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Opera
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