{{APIRef}}
The HTMLSelectElement.checkValidity()
method checks whether the element has any constraints and whether it satisfies them. If the element fails its constraints, the browser fires a cancelable {{event("invalid")}} event at the element, and the returns false
.
Syntax
var result = selectElt.checkValidity();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', '#dom-cva-checkvalidity', 'HTMLSelectElement.checkValidity()')}} | {{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}} | No change since the latest snapshot, {{SpecName('HTML5 W3C')}}. |
{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'forms.html#dom-cva-checkvalidity', 'HTMLSelectElement.checkValidity()')}} | {{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}} | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
{{CompatibilityTable}}
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatGeckoDesktop(2.0)}} | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatUnknown}} |
Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatGeckoMobile(2.0)}} | 1.0 | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatUnknown}} | {{CompatUnknown}} |