Submit formProperty
Submit Object
Definition and Usage
The form property returns a reference to the form that contains the submit button.
If successful, this property returns a form object.
Syntax
submitObject.form
Browser Support
All major browsers support the form property.
Example
Example
The following example will return the id of the form to which the submit button belongs:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Example (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
var x=document.getElementById("submit1").form.id;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1">
Email: <input type="text" id="email">
<input type="submit" id="submit1">
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display the ID of the form it belongs to</button>
</body>
</html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Example (example.com)</title>
<script>
function displayResult(){
var x=document.getElementById("submit1").form.id;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1">
Email: <input type="text" id="email">
<input type="submit" id="submit1">
</form>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display the ID of the form it belongs to</button>
</body>
</html>
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