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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Appending Nodes

Posted by ammarkhan
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ammarkhan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Points

Resetting values to default

I have a placeholder in my input field, but when i do input.value="" it goes blank, i don't have any form tags. How can i reset my input for select to default value e.g valure of placeholder?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Normally setting the value to an empty string would reveal the placeholder.

But you might try setting it to null instead if the empty string isn't doing it.