HTMLFormElement: reportValidity() 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 HTMLFormElement.reportValidity() method returns
true if the element's child controls satisfy their validation constraints.
When false is returned, cancelable
invalid events are fired for
each invalid child and validation problems are reported to the user.
Syntax
js
reportValidity()
Return value
true or false
Example
js
document.forms["myform"].addEventListener(
"submit",
() => {
document.forms["myform"].reportValidity();
},
false,
);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-cva-reportvalidity-dev |
Browser compatibility
| desktop | mobile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
reportValidity | |||||||||||