**Do you want to request a _feature_ or report a _bug_?**

This is a bug report.

**What is the current behavior?**

In Safari, the type of input field is not updated properly. Consider the example linked below. It is a React component that display a button and an input field. The type of input field will be toggled between file or text by clicking the button. The change of input type is not being reflected.

I believe this is an issue with Safari. Setting the `type` property in Safari does not affect what is being rendered:

``` javascript
var a = document.createElement("input");
a.type = "text";
document.body.appendChild(a); // A text input is shown
a.type = "file"; // The input remains a text input in Safari.
```

**If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem via https://jsfiddle.net or similar (template: https://jsfiddle.net/reactjs/69z2wepo/).**

https://jsfiddle.net/x1xtbjt0/2/

**What is the expected behavior?**

The input type should be changed, as in Chrome and Firefox.

**Which versions of React, and which browser / OS are affected by this issue? Did this work in previous versions of React?**

React: 15.1.0
ReactDOM: 15.1.0
Browser: Safari 9.1.1, Chrome 51.0.2704.103, Firefox 47.0
OS: OS X 10.11.5

if (this._debugID) {
        var callback = () => ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onComponentHasUpdated(this._debugID);
        transaction.getReactMountReady().enqueue(callback, this);
      }
    }
  },
  /**
   * Reconciles the properties by detecting differences in property values and
   * updating the DOM as necessary. This function is probably the single most
   * critical path for performance optimization.
   *
   * TODO: Benchmark whether checking for changed values in memory actually
   *       improves performance (especially statically positioned elements).
   * TODO: Benchmark the effects of putting this at the top since 99% of props
   *       do not change for a given reconciliation.
   * TODO: Benchmark areas that can be improved with caching.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {object} lastProps
   * @param {object} nextProps
   * @param {?DOMElement} node
   */
  _updateDOMProperties: function(lastProps, nextProps, transaction) {
    var propKey;
    var styleName;
    var styleUpdates;
    for (propKey in lastProps) {
      if (nextProps.hasOwnProperty(propKey) ||
         !lastProps.hasOwnProperty(propKey) ||
         lastProps[propKey] == null) {