javascript function is not a function

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This is the javascript code im using.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function cancelevent()
    {
        input_box=confirm("Are you sure you want to cancel?");
        if (input_box==true) {
            document.cancelevent.submit();
        } else {
        }

    }
</script>

This is the form thats being submitted:

<form name=cancelevent method="post" action="whor.php">
<input type="hidden" name="owner" value="owner">
<a href="javascript:cancelevent()">Cancel</a>
</form>

I have this form on 2 different pages. One page it works, the other, i get this error

Error: document.cancelevent.submit is not a function

Ive literally copy and pasted the code from the working page to the 2nd page....no idea what is going on or why it would do this.

And a mixture of quoted and unquoted attribute values... agh my eyes! — Ben James
– Ben James, Commented Dec 18, 2009 at 13:45

Vinz · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-18 13:36:07Z

7

I think the problem is that the HTML form and the javascript function have the same name!

answered Dec 18, 2009 at 13:36

Vinz

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Zoidberg · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-18 13:35:40Z

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Put an id on your form

<form id="cancelEventForm" name=cancelevent method="post" action="whor.php">

And use

document.getElementById('cancelEventForm').submit();

answered Dec 18, 2009 at 13:35

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