HTML DOM Form Object
Form Object
The Form object represents an HTML form.
For each instance of a <form> tag in an HTML document, a Form object is created.
Form Object Collections
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
| Collection |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| elements[] |
Returns an array containing each element in the form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Form Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| acceptCharset |
Sets or returns a list of possible character-sets for the
form data |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| action |
Sets or returns the action attribute of a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| enctype |
Sets or returns the MIME type used to encode the content of a form |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| length |
Returns the number of elements in a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| method |
Sets or returns the HTTP method for sending data to the server |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| target |
Sets or returns where to open the action-URL in a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Standard Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| className |
Sets or returns the class attribute of an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| dir |
Sets or returns the direction of text |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| lang |
Sets or returns the language code for an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns an element's advisory title |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Form Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| reset() |
Resets the values of all elements in a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| submit() |
Submits a form |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
 |
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