Enum InputType 

pub enum InputType {
    Text,
    Password,
    Email,
    Url,
    Tel,
    Number,
    Range,
    Date,
    Time,
    DatetimeLocal,
    Month,
    Week,
    Color,
    Checkbox,
    Radio,
    File,
    Submit,
    Reset,
    Button,
    Image,
    Hidden,
    Search,
}

The type attribute values for <input> elements.

Purpose

Defines the type of input control, determining the behavior, validation, and user interface for collecting user input in forms.

Usage Context

• Used with: <input> elements only
• Default: text if not specified
• Validation: Many types provide built-in validation (email, url, number)
• Mobile UX: Types affect virtual keyboard layout on mobile devices

Valid Values

• Text: Single-line text input
• Password: Password input (characters obscured)
• Email: Email address with validation
• Url: URL with validation
• Tel: Telephone number
• Number: Numeric input with spinner controls
• Range: Slider control for numeric range
• Date: Date picker
• Time: Time picker
• DatetimeLocal: Date and time picker (no timezone)
• Month: Month and year picker
• Week: Week and year picker
• Color: Color picker
• Checkbox: Checkbox for boolean values
• Radio: Radio button for single selection from group
• File: File upload control
• Submit: Submit button for forms
• Reset: Reset button to clear form
• Button: Generic button (no default behavior)
• Image: Graphical submit button
• Hidden: Hidden input (not displayed)
• Search: Search input with platform-specific styling

Example

use ironhtml_attributes::{AttributeValue, InputType};
let input_type = InputType::Email;
assert_eq!(input_type.to_attr_value(), "email");

<input type="text" placeholder="Name">
<input type="email" placeholder="user@example.com">
<input type="password" placeholder="Password">
<input type="number" min="0" max="100">
<input type="date">
<input type="checkbox" id="agree">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">

WHATWG Specification

• The input element
• Input types

Variants

Text

Single-line text input. Default type if not specified.

Password

Password input where characters are obscured for security.

Email

Email address input with built-in validation.

Url

URL input with validation for proper URL format.

Tel

Telephone number input. Mobile devices show numeric keyboard.

Number

Numeric input with optional min, max, and step constraints.

Range

Slider control for selecting from a numeric range.

Date

Date picker control (year, month, day).

Time

Time picker control (hours and minutes).

DatetimeLocal

Date and time picker without timezone information.

Month

Month and year picker control.

Week

Week and year picker control.

Color

Color picker returning a hex color value.

Checkbox

Checkbox for boolean or multi-selection inputs.

Radio

Radio button for single selection from a group.

File

File upload control with optional accept and multiple attributes.

Submit

Submit button that submits the form.

Reset

Reset button that clears the form to default values.

Button

Generic button with no default behavior (use with JavaScript).

Image

Image-based submit button with click coordinates.

Hidden

Hidden input not displayed to users but submitted with form.

Search

Search input with platform-specific search styling.

Trait Implementations

impl AttributeValue for InputType

fn to_attr_value(&self) -> Cow<'static, str>

Convert to the attribute value string.

impl Clone for InputType

fn clone(&self) -> InputType

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Copy for InputType

impl Debug for InputType

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Eq for InputType

impl PartialEq for InputType

fn eq(&self, other: &InputType) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl StructuralPartialEq for InputType