HTMLFormElement.submit()
The HTMLFormElement.submit() method submits a given
<form>.
This method is similar, but not identical to, activating a form's submit
<button>. When invoking this method directly, however:
-
No
submitevent is raised. In particular, the form'sonsubmitevent handler is not run. - Constraint validation is not triggered.
The HTMLFormElement.requestSubmit() method is identical to activating a
form's submit <button> and does not have these differences.
If a form control (such as a submit button) has a name or id
of submit, this method will mask the form's submit method.
<input> with attribute type="submit" will not be submitted with the
form when using HTMLFormElement.submit(), but it would be
submitted when you do it with original HTML form submit.
Syntax
HTMLFormElement.submit()
Example
document.forms["myform"].submit();
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-form-submit-dev |
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