Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

submit — NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1

Synopsis

The submit object is a form control generated with an INPUT element whose TYPE attribute is set to "submit". This object is similar to the button object, but a submit object has more implied power. No script action is necessary for the submit object to do its job of submitting the containing form to the server. If you require a button to perform a script action, but not an actual form submission, use the button object instead. Otherwise, the submit object automatically reloads the current document, perhaps destroying important script variables. To initiate form validation, use the onSubmit event handler of the form object rather than the onClick event handler of the submit button. If the event handler evaluates to true, the form is submitted; if it evaluates to false, the submission is cancelled.

HTML Equivalent

<INPUT TYPE="submit">

Object Model Reference

NN

[window.]document. formName . elementName

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i]

IE

[window.]document. formName . elementName

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i]

[window.]document.all. elementID

Properties

accessKey	isTextEdit	offsetLeft	outerText	tabIndex
className	lang	offsetParent	parentElement	tagName
disabled	language	offsetTop	parentTextEdit	title
document	name	offsetWidth	sourceIndex	type
form	offsetHeight	outerHTML	style	value
id

Methods

blur( )	getAttribute( )	removeAttribute( )