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JavaScript

Can someone help me understand the line: checkbox.type = 'checkbox'

I'm not sure what this does?

1 Answer

Kieran Barker
Kieran Barker
15,028 Points

It sets the type attribute of the input element to checkbox:

<input type="checkbox">

Otherwise the default type is a text input.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox

Thanks.