Input Checkbox type Property
Example
Find out which type of form element the checkbox is:
	var x = document.getElementById("myCheck").type;
The result of x will be:
checkbox
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Definition and Usage
The type property returns which type of form element the checkbox is.
For a checkbox this property will always return "checkbox".
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Syntax
	checkboxObject.type
Return Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| String | The type of form element the checkbox is | 
 Input Checkbox Object
 Input Checkbox Object

