type Attribute

Where to use the type Attribute

• As Type Enumeration (submit | button | reset) - default="submit":
  type is declared on the element: button
• As Type Enumeration (text | password | checkbox | radio | file | hidden | image | button | submit | reset) - default="text":
  type is declared on the element: input
• As Type ContentType - #REQUIRED:
  type is declared on the elements: style, script
• As Type ContentType:
  type is declared on the elements: link, a, object, param

Description

The type attribute may be used on form controls (input and button) to specify the type of control or button to be created.

In other contexts, the type attribute is used to specify a ContentType. For example, on a hyperlink (a or link), the type attribute may be used to indicate the MIME type of the target resource. On a style or script element, it is #REQUIRED and should specify the MIME type of the style sheet or scripting language, respectively. For an object element, the type attribute specifies the MIME type of the object's data and, for a param element, it specifies the MIME type of the run-time resource (when valuetype="ref").