Question

The major difference between minlength and min attribute is ______

(a) ‘minlength’ is for the minimum number of characters and ‘min’ is for the minimum value

(b) ‘minlength’ is for the minimum value and ‘min’ is for the minimum number of characters

(c) ‘minlength’ is for multiple values and ‘min’ is for the single value

(d) ‘minlength’ is for single value and ‘minlength’ is for multiple values

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My query is from Common HTML5 Attributes Reference topic in division HTML and XHTML Fundamentals of HTML

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) ‘minlength’ is for the minimum number of characters and ‘min’ is for the minimum value

To elaborate: minlength attribute use with <input>, <textarea> elements and it defines minimum number of character allowed. Min is used with <input>, <meter> elements and indicates minimum value allowed in element.