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HTML FORM VALIDATION IS HEAVILY UNDERUSED

expressionstatement.com8 min read

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HTML forms have powerful validation mechanisms, but they aren't used much because the setCustomValidity API is cumbersome to use. A better way to make it easier to use is to use a declarative custom-validity attribute, which lets developers define input validations within their components.