HTMLFieldSetElement

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The HTMLFieldSetElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <fieldset> elements.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLFieldSetElement.disabled: A Boolean reflecting the disabled HTML attribute, indicating whether the user can interact with the control.
HTMLFieldSetElement.elementsRead only: The elements belonging to this field set. The type of this property depends on the version of the spec that is implemented by the browser.
HTMLFieldSetElement.formRead only: An HTMLFormControlsCollection or HTMLCollection referencing the containing form element, if this element is in a form.
If the field set is not a descendant of a form element, then the attribute can be the ID of any form element in the same document it is related to, or the null value if none matches.
HTMLFieldSetElement.name: A DOMString reflecting the name HTML attribute, containing the name of the field set, used for submitting the form.
HTMLFieldSetElement.typeRead only: The DOMString "fieldset".
HTMLFieldSetElement.validationMessage: A DOMString representing a localized message that describes the validation constraints that the element does not satisfy (if any). This is the empty string if the element is not a candidate for constraint validation (willValidate is false), or it satisfies its constraints.
HTMLFieldSetElement.validity: A ValidityState representing the validity states that this element is in.
HTMLFieldSetElement.willValidate: A Boolean false, because <fieldset> objects are never candidates for constraint validation.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLFieldSetElement.checkValidity(): Always returns true because <fieldset> objects are never candidates for constraint validation.
HTMLFieldSetElement.reportValidity(): Always returns true because <fieldset> objects are never candidates for constraint validation.
HTMLFieldSetElement.setCustomValidity(): Sets a custom validity message for the field set. If this message is not the empty string, then the field set is suffering from a custom validity error, and does not validate.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	The following properties have been added: `disabled`, `elements`, `name`, `type`, `valdiationMessage`, `validity`, and `willValidate`. The following methods have been added: `checkValidity()`, `setCustomValidity()`.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLFieldSetElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`HTMLFieldSetElement`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`disabled`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`elements`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 1	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`form`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`name`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`reportValidity`	Chrome Full support 40	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 49	IE No support No	Opera Full support 27	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 40	Chrome Android Full support 40	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 64	Opera Android Full support 46	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0
`type`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`validationMessage`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`validity`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?
`willValidate`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown

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