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Hidden Object
Last updated: June 20th, 2004
The fileupload field (<input type="hidden">) within your form can be accessed and manipulated using JavaScript via the corresponding Hidden object. To access the field in JavaScript, use the syntax:
document.myform.hiddenfield //where myform and hiddenfield
are names of your form/element.
document.myform.elements[i] //where i is the position of the hidden field within form
Properties
Properties | Description |
---|---|
form | References the form that contains the Hidden field. |
name | Reflects the name of the Hidden field (the name attribute). |
type | A property available on all form elements, "type" returns the type of the calling form element, in this case, "hidden". |
value | A read/write string that specifies the value of the Hidden field. |
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