<datalist>

HTML DOM Datalist object

Datalist object

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Datalist objects represent HTML <datalist> elements.

Access the Datalist object

You can use the getElementById() function to access <datalist> elements:

var x = document.getElementById("myDatalist");

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Create a Datalist object

You can use the document.createElement() method to create <datalist> elements:

var x = document.createElement("DATALIST");

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A collection of Datalist objects

CollectionDescription
optionsReturns a collection of all options in a datalist

Standard Properties and Events

Datalist objects also support standard properties and events .

Related pages

HTML Tutorial: HTML Forms

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <datalist> Tag