An HTML form that collects user input.
Platform Support
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Constructors
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Form Constructor() : Form
Creates a new instance of a Form object.
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Form() : FormCreates a new instance of a Form object. Returns
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Properties
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elements
: Array
Array of all of the elements in a form.
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static onreset
: Function
Occurs when a user clicks the Reset button on a form.
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static onsubmit
: Object
Occurs when a user clicks a Submit button on a form.
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target
: Object
Window or frame where the submitted results of the form should be displayed. (e.g. "_blank", "_self")
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action
: String
URL to send the submitted results of the form.
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Specifies how the form data should be encoded.
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length
: Number
Number of elements on a form.
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method
: String
Specifies whether the form data is sent to the server using "get" or "post".
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name
: String
Name of the form.
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Functions
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reset() : void
Resets all of the fields on a form to their initial values.
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Returns
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submit() : void
Submits the form data.
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Returns
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References
Button|Checkbox|FileUpload|Hidden|Input|Password|Radio|Reset|Select|Submit|Text|Textarea|HTMLFormElement
Availability
JavaScript 1.0 Inherits from HTMLElement|W3C