JavaScript onsubmit Event
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JavaScript onsubmit Event
The onsubmit
event occurs when the user submits a form.
onsubmit Event as Attribute
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Type your name and click 'Submit'.</p>
<form action="/name.php" onsubmit="myFunction()" method="get">
<input type="text" name="myName">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("I'm going to submit a form");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element onsubmit = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.onsubmit = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("submit" , myScript);
onsubmit Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Type your name and click 'Submit'.</p>
<form action="/name.php" method="get">
<input type="text" name="myName">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("form")[0];
function myFunction() {
alert("I'm going to submit a form");
}
x.onsubmit = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Type your name and click 'Submit'.</p>
<form action="/name.php" method="get">
<input type="text" name="myName">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("form")[0];
function myFunction() {
alert("I'm going to submit a form");
}
x.addEventListener("submit", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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