Form Object
Forms on the page are represented in JavaScript via the form object, and can
be accessed in one of the 3 standard ways below:
document.yourformname //where yourformname is the name of
your form.
document.form.yourformname
document.forms["yourformname"]
Events
| Events |
Description |
| onReset |
Code is executed when the form is
reset (by clicking on "reset" button) |
| onSubmit |
Code is executed when form is
submitted. |
Properties
|
Properties |
Description |
|
action |
Read/write string that reflects the
action attribute of the form. |
| elements[] |
An array containing all of the
elements of the form. Use it to loop through form easily. |
| encoding |
Read/write string that specifies how
the form data is encoded. |
| length |
The number of elements in the form. |
| method |
Read/write string that specifies how
the method the form is submitted. |
| name |
The name of the form. |
| target |
The name of the target frame or window
form is to be submitted to. |
Methods
|
Methods |
Description |
| reset() |
Resets the form. |
| submit() |
Submits a form.
Example(s). |
Examples
submit()
<a href="javascript:document.myform.submit()"><img src="submit.gif" /></a>
