HTML DOM Input Submit Object

Input Submit object

The Input Submit object represents the HTML <input> element with type="submit".

Access Input Submit object

You can use getElementById() to access the <input> element with type="submit":

var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit");

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Tip:You can also search the form for elements collection to access <input type="submit">.

Create Input Submit object

You can use the document.createElement() method to create an <input> element with type="submit":

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "submit");

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Input Submit object properties

Properties Description
autofocus Set or return whether the submit button should automatically focus when the page is loaded.
defaultValue Set or return the default value of the submit button.
disabled Set or return whether the submit button should be disabled.
form Return a reference to the form that contains the submit button.
formAction Set or return the value of the formaction attribute of the submit button.
formEnctype Set or return the value of the formenctype attribute of the submit button.
formMethod Set or return the value of the formmethod attribute of the submit button.
formNoValidate Set or return whether form data should be validated when submitting.
formTarget Set or return the value of the formtarget attribute of the submit button.
name Set or return the value of the name attribute of the submit button.
type What type of form element is the submit button.
value Sets or returns the value attribute value of the submit button.

Standard attributes and events

Input Submit object supports standardsPropertiesandEvents.

Related pages

HTML tutorial:HTML form

HTML reference manual:HTML <input> tag

HTML reference manual:HTML <input> type attribute