JavaScript Validation API
Constraint Validation DOM Methods
Property
Description
checkValidity()
Returns true if an input element contains valid data.
setCustomValidity()
Sets the validationMessage property of an input element.
If an input field contains invalid data, display a message:
The checkValidity() Method
<input id="id1" type="number" min="100" max="300"
required><button onclick="myFunction()">OK</button><p id="demo"></p><script>
function myFunction() { const inpObj = document.getElementById("id1"); if (!inpObj.checkValidity()) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = inpObj.validationMessage;
}}</script>
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Constraint Validation DOM Properties
Property
Description
validity
Contains boolean properties related to the validity of an input element.
validationMessage
Contains the message a browser will display when the validity is false.
willValidate
Indicates if an input element will be validated.
Validity Properties
The validity property of an input element contains a number
of properties related to the validity of data:
Property
Description
customError
Set to true, if a custom validity message is set.
patternMismatch
Set to true, if an element's value does not match its pattern attribute.
rangeOverflow
Set to true, if an element's value is greater than its max attribute.
rangeUnderflow
Set to true, if an element's value is less than its min attribute.
stepMismatch
Set to true, if an element's value is invalid per its step attribute.
tooLong
Set to true, if an element's value exceeds its maxLength attribute.
typeMismatch
Set to true, if an element's value is invalid per its type attribute.
valueMissing
Set to true, if an element (with a required attribute) has no value.
valid
Set to true, if an element's value is valid.
Examples
If the number in an input field is greater than 100 (the input's max
attribute), display a message:
The rangeOverflow Property
<input id="id1" type="number" max="100"><button onclick="myFunction()">OK</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() { let text = "Value OK";
if (document.getElementById("id1").validity.rangeOverflow) {
text = "Value too large";
}
}
</script>
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If the number in an input field is less than 100 (the input's min attribute), display a message:
The rangeUnderflow Property
<input id="id1" type="number" min="100">
<button onclick="myFunction()">OK</button>
<p id="demo"></p><script>
function myFunction() { let text = "Value OK";
if (document.getElementById("id1").validity.rangeUnderflow) {
text = "Value too small";
}
}</script>
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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_validation_api.asp