Auto submit Javascript button action

Question

I have a website with a Javascript button, that submits the code entered and refreshes the screen. This is on a open source application and it not my own code.

This button does the job most of the time, but I would like to "hook" into this feature if that is the correct terminology and auto refresh the submit at a specific interval.

<button id="dataRefreshButton" type="submit" title="Refresh with latest data." class="button capsule up">

I was wondering if there is a way to auto submit this code in some way?

You want to auto-submit at a specific interval?

João Silva
– João Silva

2012-09-14 09:01:26 +00:00
Commented Sep 14, 2012 at 9:01 — João Silva
– João Silva, Commented Sep 14, 2012 at 9:01

Mihai Iorga · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-14 09:02:09Z

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something like setTimeout() and click():

<script type="text/javascript">
    setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById('dataRefreshButton').click(); }, 5000); // 5 seconds
</script>

or setInterval():

<script type="text/javascript">
    setInterval(function(){ document.getElementById('dataRefreshButton').click(); }, 5000); // every 5 seconds
</script>

answered Sep 14, 2012 at 9:02

Mihai Iorga

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user1479931 Over a year ago

This worked really well and I was surprised on how easy it was! Thanks for this.

C.. · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-14 09:06:47Z

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See http://www.javascript-coder.com/javascript-form/javascript-form-submit.phtml for info on form submission.

As for specific intervals use either

setInterval(function() {/*you code*/}, time_interval);

or

function tick() {
    setTimeout(function() {tick(); /*you code*/}, time_interval);
};

with the submission along the lines of:

document.forms["myform"].submit();

answered Sep 14, 2012 at 9:06

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