Style and Ensure AutoFill Data Is Correct

Written by asantos3026 | Published 2017/09/12
Tech Story Tags: web-development | forms | autofill-data-is-correct | autofill-data | autofill

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Browser Stop Messing With MY Form!!

How do you keep your browser’s autofill from inputting the wrong data and styles into your forms? You can insert a value into the name attribute in your form’s input. Basically, add your value to your name attribute

name: nameKey

You can also over ride the browser’s autofill styles.

/* Change Autocomplete styles in Chrome*/input:-webkit-autofill,input:-webkit-autofill:hover,input:-webkit-autofill:focusinput:-webkit-autofill,textarea:-webkit-autofill,textarea:-webkit-autofill:hovertextarea:-webkit-autofill:focus,select:-webkit-autofill,select:-webkit-autofill:hover,select:-webkit-autofill:focus {border: 1px solid green;-webkit-text-fill-color: green;-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #000 inset;transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s;}


Published by HackerNoon on 2017/09/12