HTMLSelectElement: checkValidity() method

Baseline 2023

Newly available

Since March 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

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 invalid event at the element, and then returns false.

Syntax

js
checkValidity()

Parameters

None.

Return value

Returns true if the value of the element has no validity problems; otherwise returns false.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-cva-checkvalidity-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also