HTMLSelectElement: reportValidity() method

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The reportValidity() method of the {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement")}} interface performs the same validity checking steps as the {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement.checkValidity", "checkValidity()")}} method. In addition, if the {{domxref("HTMLElement/invalid_event", "invalid")}} event is not canceled, the browser displays the problem to the user.

Syntax

reportValidity()

Parameters

None.

Return value

Returns true if the element's value has no validity problems; otherwise, returns false.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement.checkValidity()")}}
• {{HTMLElement("select")}}
• {{HTMLElement("form")}}
• Learn: Client-side form validation
• Guide: Constraint validation
• CSS {{cssxref(":valid")}} and {{cssxref(":invalid")}} pseudo-classes