Set the value of an input field

Question

How would you set the default value of a form text field in JavaScript?

Answer 1

Try out these.

document.getElementById("current").value = 12

// or

var current = document.getElementById("current");
current.value = 12

Answer 2

This is one way of doing it:

document.getElementById("mytext").value = "My value";

Answer 3

I use 'setAttribute' function:

<input type="text" id="example"> // Setup text field 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
  document.getElementById("example").setAttribute('value','My default value');
</script>

Answer 4

The answer is really simple

// Your HTML text field

<input type="text" name="name" id="txt">

//Your javascript

<script type="text/javascript"> 
document.getElementById("txt").value = "My default value";
</script>

Or if you want to avoid JavaScript entirely: You can define it just using HTML

<input type="text" name="name" id="txt" value="My default value">

Answer 5

It's simple; An example is:

<input type="text" id="example"> // Setup text field 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
var elem = document.getElementById("example"); // Get text field
elem.value = "My default value"; // Change field
</script>

Answer 6

The simple answer is not in Javascript the simplest way to get the placeholder is through the place holder attribute

<input type="text" name="text_box_1" placeholder="My Default Value" />