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The onsubmit event
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Definition and Usage
The onsubmit event occurs when the submit button in a form is clicked.
Syntax
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onsubmit="SomeJavaScriptCode"
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| Parameter |
Description |
| SomeJavaScriptCode |
Required. Specifies a JavaScript to be executed when the
event occurs. |
Supported by the following HTML tags:
Supported by the following JavaScript objects:
Example
In this example an alert box will be displayed when the user clicks on the submit button:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function welcome()
{
alert("Welcome " + document.forms["myform"]["fname"].value + "!")
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
What is your name?<br />
<form name="myform" action="submit.htm" onSubmit="welcome()">
<input type="text" name="fname" size="20">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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The output of the code above will be:
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