HTMLFieldSetElement: validity property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The validity read-only property of the HTMLFieldSetElement interface returns a ValidityState object that represents the validity states this element is in. Although <fieldset> elements are never candidates for constraint validation, the validity state may still be invalid if a custom validity message has been set.

Note: The :valid and :invalid CSS pseudo-classes are applied to <fieldset> elements based on the validity of its descendant form controls, not the fieldset itself.

Value

A ValidityState object.

Examples

The following example demonstrates that a <fieldset> is in an invalid state when a customError is set; in this state, checkValidity() returns true while the validityState's validity property is false.

js
const fieldSet = document.getElementById("myFieldSet");
fieldSet.setCustomValidity("This fieldset is invalid.");
const validityState = fieldSet.validity;
console.log(validityState.valid); // false
console.log(validityState.customError); // true
console.log(fieldSet.checkValidity()); // true

Note: The :valid and :invalid CSS pseudo-classes are applied to <fieldset> elements based on the validity of its descendant form controls, not the fieldset itself.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# the-constraint-validation-api:dom-cva-validity

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
validity
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 4 (Release date: 2010-01-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 4 (Release date: 2011-03-22)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5 (Release date: 2010-06-07)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4 (Release date: 2010-06-21)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 4 (Release date: 2010-06-21)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also