HTML DOM Input Email defaultValue Property

# Input Email defaultValue Property

Input Email Object

## Example

Change the default value of an email field:

document.getElementById("myEmail").defaultValue = "steve@w3schools.com";
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## Definition and Usage

The defaultValue property sets or returns the default value of an email field.

Note: The default value is the value specified in the HTML value attribute.

The difference between the defaultValue and value property, is that defaultValue contains the default value, while value contains the current value after some changes have been made. If there are no changes, defaultValue and value is the same (see "More Examples" below).

The defaultValue property is useful when you want to find out whether the email field have been changed.

## Browser Support

The defaultValue property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The <input type="email"> element is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions, or in Safari.

## Syntax

Return the defaultValue property:

emailObject.defaultValue

Set the defaultValue property:

emailObject.defaultValue=value

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
value | Specifies the default value of the email field

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A String, representing the default value of the email field

## More Examples

## Example

Get the default value of an email field:

var x = document.getElementById("myEmail").defaultValue;

The result of x will be:

johndoe@example.com
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## Example

An example that shows the difference between the defaultValue and value property:

var x = document.getElementById("myEmail");
var defaultVal = x.defaultValue;
var currentVal = x.value;
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Input Email Object

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