ElementInternals: checkValidity() method

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨March 2023⁩.

The checkValidity() method of the ElementInternals interface checks if the element meets any constraint validation rules applied to it.

If checkValidity returns false then a cancelable invalid event is fired on the element.

Syntax

checkValidity()

Return value

A boolean value, true if the element meets all validation constraints.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError DOMException: Thrown if the element does not have its formAssociated property set to true.

In the following example ElementInternals.setValidity() is used to indicate that the element does not meet validation rules. Calling checkValidity() returns false. After calling setValidity again, this time indicating that all rules are marked false, checkValidity() returns true.

let element = document.getElementById("join-checkbox");
element.internals_.setValidity({ valueMissing: true }, "my message");
console.log(element.internals_.checkValidity()); // false
element.internals_.setValidity({});
console.log(element.internals_.checkValidity()); // true