Alternatives to using autocomplete in forms

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+2 Q:

Alternatives to using autocomplete in forms

So the autocomplete="off" attribute is invalid HTML according to the w3c. Are there valid ways to do this in HTML, CSS or JavaScript? Or do we just have to plan on some of our forms not validating because we want to use this functionality.

+2 A:

autocomplete is valid HTML5 and is supported by all major browsers. What more do you want?

mercator 2009-08-30 20:55:50

HTML5 is still only proposed, so technically we still fail validation. But thanks for the heads up on HTML5 now including it. And as for the major browsers, Opera doesn't support it.

icco 2009-08-30 20:59:19

A standard that isn't marked "Draft"

David Dorward 2009-08-30 20:59:35

+1 A:

Use javascript:
element.setAttribute("autocomplete","off");

Tim Jansson 2009-08-30 20:58:17

This is nothing but a hacky work-around to please the validator, since it comes down to exactly the same thing in the DOM.

mercator 2009-08-30 20:59:37