fix: handle static form values in combination with default values

When the `value` or `checked` attribute of an input or the contents of a textarea were static, setting the `defaulValue/defaultChecked` property caused the latter to take precedence over the former. This is due to how we transform the code: If the value is static, we put it onto

.changeset/blue-fans-greet.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: handle static form values in combination with default values

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 
 			const is = is_custom_element
 				? build_custom_element_attribute_update_assignment(node_id, attribute, context)
-				: build_element_attribute_update_assignment(node, node_id, attribute, context);
+				: build_element_attribute_update_assignment(node, node_id, attribute, attributes, context);
 			if (is) is_attributes_reactive = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -519,10 +519,17 @@ function setup_select_synchronization(value_binding, context) {
  * @param {AST.RegularElement} element
  * @param {Identifier} node_id
  * @param {AST.Attribute} attribute
+ * @param {Array<AST.Attribute | AST.SpreadAttribute>} attributes
  * @param {ComponentContext} context
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
-function build_element_attribute_update_assignment(element, node_id, attribute, context) {
+function build_element_attribute_update_assignment(
+	element,
+	node_id,
+	attribute,
+	attributes,
+	context
+) {
 	const state = context.state;
 	const name = get_attribute_name(element, attribute);
 	const is_svg = context.state.metadata.namespace === 'svg' || element.name === 'svg';
@@ -565,6 +572,26 @@ function build_element_attribute_update_assignment(element, node_id, attribute,
 		update = b.stmt(b.call('$.set_checked', node_id, value));
 	} else if (name === 'selected') {
 		update = b.stmt(b.call('$.set_selected', node_id, value));
+	} else if (
+		// If we would just set the defaultValue property, it would override the value property,
+		// because it is set in the template which implicitly means it's also setting the default value,
+		// and if one updates the default value while the input is pristine it will also update the
+		// current value, which is not what we want, which is why we need to do some extra work.
+		name === 'defaultValue' &&
+		(attributes.some(
+			(attr) => attr.type === 'Attribute' && attr.name === 'value' && is_text_attribute(attr)
+		) ||
+			(element.name === 'textarea' && element.fragment.nodes.length > 0))
+	) {
+		update = b.stmt(b.call('$.set_default_value', node_id, value));
+	} else if (
+		// See defaultValue comment
+		name === 'defaultChecked' &&
+		attributes.some(
+			(attr) => attr.type === 'Attribute' && attr.name === 'checked' && attr.value === true
+		)
+	) {
+		update = b.stmt(b.call('$.set_default_checked', node_id, value));
 	} else if (is_dom_property(name)) {
 		update = b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.member(node_id, name), value));
 	} else {

packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js

@@ -103,6 +103,28 @@ export function set_selected(element, selected) {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Applies the default checked property without influencing the current checked property.
+ * @param {HTMLInputElement} element
+ * @param {boolean} checked
+ */
+export function set_default_checked(element, checked) {
+	const existing_value = element.checked;
+	element.defaultChecked = checked;
+	element.checked = existing_value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Applies the default value property without influencing the current value property.
+ * @param {HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement} element
+ * @param {string} value
+ */
+export function set_default_value(element, value) {
+	const existing_value = element.value;
+	element.defaultValue = value;
+	element.value = existing_value;
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {Element} element
  * @param {string} attribute

packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export {
 	handle_lazy_img,
 	set_value,
 	set_checked,
-	set_selected
+	set_selected,
+	set_default_checked,
+	set_default_value
 } from './dom/elements/attributes.js';
 export { set_class, set_svg_class, set_mathml_class, toggle_class } from './dom/elements/class.js';
 export { apply, event, delegate, replay_events } from './dom/elements/events.js';

packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/form-default-value/_config.js

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default test({
 		const after_reset = [];
 
 		const reset = /** @type {HTMLInputElement} */ (target.querySelector('input[type=reset]'));
-		const [test1, test2, test3, test4, test5] = target.querySelectorAll('div');
+		const [test1, test2, test3, test4, test5, test12] = target.querySelectorAll('div');
 		const [test6, test7, test8, test9] = target.querySelectorAll('select');
 		const [
 			test1_span,
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ export default test({
 			});
 		}
 
+		{
+			/** @type {NodeListOf<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>} */
+			const inputs = test12.querySelectorAll('input, textarea');
+			assert.equal(inputs[0].value, 'x');
+			assert.equal(/** @type {HTMLInputElement} */ (inputs[1]).checked, true);
+			assert.equal(inputs[2].value, 'x');
+
+			after_reset.push(() => {
+				assert.equal(inputs[0].value, 'y');
+				assert.equal(/** @type {HTMLInputElement} */ (inputs[1]).checked, false);
+				assert.equal(inputs[2].value, 'y');
+			});
+		}
+
 		reset.click();
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		flushSync();

packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/form-default-value/main.svelte

@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@
 		<option value="c">C</option>
 	</select>
 
+	<p>Static values</p>
+	<div class="test-12">
+		<input value="x" defaultValue="y" />
+		<input type="checkbox" checked defaultChecked={false} />
+		<textarea defaultValue="y">x</textarea>
+	</div>
+
 	<input type="reset" value="Reset" />
 </form>