How do you submit a form with javascript with a <input type="button">

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How would you use a div to submit a form, for example? Javascript please

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-07 00:07:07Z

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Like this:

document.getElementById("ID of form element").submit()

answered May 7, 2010 at 0:07

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Sniggerfardimungus · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-07 00:08:30Z

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I have an onchange event attached to a dropdown that does:

this.form.submit();

It's used on an internal utility, so I'm not sure if there is a cross-browser issue, but it's great on IE 7, firefox 3.x, and safari.

answered May 7, 2010 at 0:08

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