Input Month step Property
Example
Change the legal month intervals:
 document.getElementById("myMonth").step = "2";
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Description
The step property sets or returns the value of the step attribute of a month field.
The step attribute specifies the legal month intervals to choose from when the user opens the calendar in the month field.
For example, if step = "2", you can only select every second month in the calendar (like January, March, May).
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| step | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Yes | Yes | 
Note: The <input type="month"> element does not show any date field/calendar in Firefox.
Syntax
Return the step property:
 monthObject.step
Set the step property:
 monthObject.step = number
 
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the legal month intervals. Default is 1 month. Examples: If step="2", you can only select every second month in the month calendar. If step="5", you can only select every fifth month in the month calendar. | 
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the legal month intervals | 
|---|
More Examples
Example
Get the legal month intervals:
 var x = document.getElementById("myMonth").step;
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> step attribute
❮ Input Month Object
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