The HTMLFieldSetElement
interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement
interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <fieldset>
elements.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
.
HTMLFieldSetElement.disabled
- A
Boolean
reflecting thedisabled
HTML attribute, indicating whether the user can interact with the control. HTMLFieldSetElement.elements
Read only- The elements belonging to this field set. The type of this property depends on the version of the spec that is implemented by the browser.
HTMLFieldSetElement.form
Read only- An
HTMLFormControlsCollection
orHTMLCollection
referencing the containing form element, if this element is in a form.
If the field set is not a descendant of a form element, then the attribute can be the ID of any form element in the same document it is related to, or thenull
value if none matches. HTMLFieldSetElement.name
- A
DOMString
reflecting thename
HTML attribute, containing the name of the field set, used for submitting the form. HTMLFieldSetElement.type
Read only- The
DOMString
"fieldset"
. HTMLFieldSetElement.validationMessage
- A
DOMString
representing a localized message that describes the validation constraints that the element does not satisfy (if any). This is the empty string if the element is not a candidate for constraint validation (willValidate
isfalse
), or it satisfies its constraints. HTMLFieldSetElement.validity
- A
ValidityState
representing the validity states that this element is in. HTMLFieldSetElement.willValidate
- A
Boolean
false
, because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
.
HTMLFieldSetElement.checkValidity()
- Always returns
true
because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation. HTMLFieldSetElement.reportValidity()
- Always returns
true
because<fieldset>
objects are never candidates for constraint validation. HTMLFieldSetElement.setCustomValidity()
- Sets a custom validity message for the field set. If this message is not the empty string, then the field set is suffering from a custom validity error, and does not validate.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | The following properties have been added: disabled , elements , name , type , valdiationMessage , validity , and willValidate .The following methods have been added: checkValidity() , setCustomValidity() . |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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HTMLFieldSetElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
disabled | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
elements | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 17 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
form | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
name | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 14 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
reportValidity | Chrome Full support 40 | Edge Full support 17 | Firefox Full support 49 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 27 | Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android Full support 40 | Chrome Android Full support 40 | Firefox Android Full support 64 | Opera Android Full support 27 | Safari iOS Full support 10 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
type | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 17 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
validationMessage | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
validity | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
willValidate | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<fieldset>
.