How to click links with the same name in Javascript

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I am trying to figure out how to click all three of these (not at once, separately) using either Javascript or jQuery. I'm using a Python module that executes Javascript code and trying to make a complicated macro, more or less.

Any help is appreciated!

<div class="buttons">
<input type="submit" class="form-submit" value="Save" id="edit-submit" name="op">
<input type="submit" class="form-submit" value="Preview" id="edit-preview" name="op">
<input type="submit" class="form-submit" value="Save and create another" id="edit-submit-again" name="op">
</div>

Can you specify what you mean by "click all three of these (not at once, separately)" exaclty? What is your problem exactly? — Sergi Papaseit
– Sergi Papaseit, Commented Jun 7, 2011 at 12:36
Remember guys, I want to select them all separately, and individually. The MOST important one is submit. If I could only select submit I would still be happy. — Steven Matthews
– Steven Matthews, Commented Jun 7, 2011 at 12:36
What exactly do you mean? You want to click on one of the submit buttons and then you want to catch what button has been pressed? — Chris Laarman
– Chris Laarman, Commented Jun 7, 2011 at 12:37
I want to be able to click any of the three. But the most important is submit. The others are just like gravy on top of that. So if I could just be told how to click submit, that would be amazing. — Steven Matthews
– Steven Matthews, Commented Jun 7, 2011 at 12:38
No, I just want to have Javascript click the submit button. I don't care to be told what button I've pressed. I am writing a Python script that is executing Javascript and telling the browser what to do. All I want to do is click the submit button. — Steven Matthews
– Steven Matthews, Commented Jun 7, 2011 at 12:38

Abdul Kader · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:34:54Z

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Jquery's trigger will come in handy for you

$('#edit-submit,#edit-preview,#edit-submit-again').trigger('click');

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:34

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Nicola Peluchetti · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:34:42Z

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In javascript you can try this:

var elms=document.getElementsByName("op");
var lunghezza = elms.length;
for (i=0;i<lunghezza ;i++){
     elms[i].click();
};

if you want you can use jquery each();

$('input[name=op]').each(function(){
     $(this).click();
});

If you just want type = submit then do this:

var elms=document.getElementsByName("op");
var lunghezza = elms.length;
    for (i=0;i<lunghezza ;i++){
    if (elms[i].type="submit" ){
       elms[i].click()
    }
    };

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:34

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Chris Laarman · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:39:36Z

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If you want to give the submit button a kick:

$("element selection goes here").submit();

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:39

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Ortiga · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:42:51Z

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This will trigger click on all inputs

$("[name='op']").each(function(){
    $(this).click();
});

If you want to select once at a time, just use their id preceded by a #. Example:

$("#edit-submit").click();

edited Jun 7, 2011 at 12:42

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:35

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Sergi Papaseit · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:44:42Z

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As simple as:

$('#edit-submit').click();

This will trigger the click event, but of course, a user click on the submit button itself will do that as well...

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:44

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Steven Matthews Over a year ago

Yes, but I don't want a user clicking anything. Any time a user has to click, is a FAILURE for this. It is supposed to be an automatic posting system.

Sergi Papaseit Over a year ago

Ah, ok. This little biot of code will trigger the click automatically anyway.

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