Clear all HTML fields using javascript

Hi friends , is it possible to clear all textboxes in HTML by calling a javascript function ?

From stackoverflow

• var fields = document.getElementsByTagName('input'),
      length = fields.length;
  while (length--) {
      if (fields[length].type === 'text') { fields[length].value = ''; }
  }
  

  David Kolar : This is different/better than "reset" because "reset" would return the text fields to their original page-load values (not necessarily empty) whereas this will clear all the text fields, as the OP wanted.

• If all you fields started blank you can call the form's reset method:
  document.forms[0].reset() (there are usually more elegant ways to get the form handle depending on your specific case).

• While not the simplest solution, look into jQuery. You should be able to do something like:

  $("input[type=text]").val('');
  

  I'm no jQuery expert, though.

  annakata : that's going to catch all inputs, not just text...

  J-P : Why is this getting voted up?

  Neil Barnwell : I did say I wasn't an expert. I've edited it - is it better now?

  J-P : Yep, much better :)

• var elements = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
  for (var ii=0; ii < elements.length; ii++) {
    if (elements[ii].type == "text") {
      elements[ii].value = "";
    }
  }
  

  splattne : You hit the "post" button 2 sec earlier than me... :-)

  annakata : Just curious, what's with the "ii"?

  annakata : why is this downvoted? somebody upset it's not a jQuery solution?

  Tom : I think because it wouldn't reset selects, checkboxes, radio buttons, etc.

  troelskn : I always use ii, rather than the traditional i, because it's impossible to search-replace for single-letter variables.

  musicfreak : @troelskn: That's an interesting way to go about it (using `ii` instead of `i`). I'll keep that in mind. :)

• This should do the work

  var inputElements = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
  for (var i=0; i < inputElements.length; i++) {
      if (inputElements[i].type == 'text') {
          inputElements[i].value = '';
      }
  }
  

  troelskn : Scary how similar our solutions are. :)

  splattne : I swear I hit the post button and your answer was shown "2 sec ago", mine "0 sec ago" :-)

  troelskn : Yeah .. it just goes to show how idiomatic our replies are.

• I think

  $("input:text").val("");
  

  Should work with jQuery.