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HTML DOM Input Submit Object


Input Submit Object

The Input Submit object represents an HTML <input> element with type="submit".

Access an Input Submit Object

You can access an <input> element with type="submit" by using getElementById():

Example

var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit");
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Tip: You can also access <input type="submit"> by searching through the elements collection of a form.

Create an Input Submit Object

You can create an <input> element with type="submit" by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "submit");
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Input Submit Object Properties

= Property added in HTML5.

Property Description
autofocus Sets or returns whether a submit button should automatically get focus when the page loads
defaultValue Sets or returns the default value of a submit button
disabled Sets or returns whether the submit button is disabled, or not
form Returns a reference to the form that contains the submit button
formAction Sets or returns the value of the formaction attribute of a submit button
formEnctype Sets or returns the value of the formenctype attribute of a submit button
formMethod Sets or returns the value of the formmethod attribute of a submit button
formNoValidate Sets or returns whether the form-data should be validated or not, on submission
formTarget Sets or returns the value of the formtarget attribute of a submit button
name Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a submit button
type Returns which type of form element the submit button is
value Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of the submit button

Standard Properties and Events

The Input Submit object also supports the standard properties and events.


Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Forms

HTML reference: HTML <input> tag

HTML reference: HTML <input> type attribute