HTMLSelectElement.setCustomValidity()

The HTMLSelectElement.setCustomValidity() method sets the custom validity message for the selection element to the specified message. Use the empty string to indicate that the element does not have a custom validity error.

SyntaxEdit

selectElt.setCustomValidity(string);

Parameters

  • string is the DOMString containing the error message.

SpecificationsEdit

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLSelectElement.setCustomValidity()' in that specification.
Living Standard No change since the latest snapshot, HTML5.
HTML5
The definition of 'HTMLSelectElement.setCustomValidity()' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition, snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard

Browser compatibilityEdit

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Edge Safari (WebKit)
Basic support (Yes) 4.0 (2.0) (Yes) ? (Yes) ?

See alsoEdit

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