HTML DOM Input DatetimeLocal step Property

# Input DatetimeLocal step Property

Input DatetimeLocal Object

## Example

Change the legal number intervals for seconds in a local date field:

document.getElementById("myLocalDate").step = "10";
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## Definition and Usage

The step property sets or returns the value of the step attribute of a local datetime field.

The step attribute specifies the legal number intervals for seconds or milliseconds in a local datetime field (does not apply for days, months, years, hours or minutes).

Example: if step="2", legal numbers could be 0, 2, 4, etc.

Tip: The step attribute is often used together with the max and min attributes to create a range of legal values.

## Browser Support

The step property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The step property is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.

Note: The <input type="datetime-local"> element is not supported in Internet Explorer or Firefox.

## Syntax

Return the step property:

datetimelocalObject.step

Set the step property:

datetimelocalObject.step=number

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---

number

Specifies the legal number intervals in the local datetime field.

For seconds:

- Use numbers that will eventually reach "60". Like: "1, "2", "10", "30", etc.

For milliseconds:

- Start with "." and use numbers that eventually will reach "1000". Like ".010", ".050", ".20", etc.

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A Number, representing the legal number intervals for seconds or milliseconds

## More Examples

## Example

Change the legal number intervals for milliseconds in a local date field:

document.getElementById("myLocalDate").step = ".020";
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## Example

Get the legal number intervals for seconds in a local date field:

var x = document.getElementById("myLocalDate").step;

The result of x will be:

5
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## Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> step Attribute

Input DatetimeLocal Object

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