HTMLLabelElement: htmlFor property

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The HTMLLabelElement.htmlFor property reflects the value of the for content property. That means that this script-accessible property is used to set and read the value of the content property for, which is the ID of the label's associated control element.

Value

A string which contains the ID string of the element which is associated with the control.

[!NOTE] If this property has a value, the {{domxref("HTMLLabelElement.control")}} property must refer to the same control.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLLabelElement")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLLabelElement.control")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}
• {{HTMLElement("label")}}
• HTML forms guide