TheHTMLFormElement.submit() method submits a given<form>.

This method is similar, but not identical to, activating a form's submit<button>. When invoking this method directly, however:

• Nosubmit event is raised. In particular, the form'sonsubmit event handler is not run.
• Constraint validation is not triggered.

TheHTMLFormElement.requestSubmit() method is identical to activating aform's submit<button> and does not have these differences.

A form control (such as a submit button) with aname orid ofsubmit will mask the form'ssubmit method. Trying to callmyForm.submit(); throws an error "submit is not a function" because in this casesubmit refers to the form control which has aname orid ofsubmit.

<input> with attribute type="submit" will not be submitted with theform when usingHTMLFormElement.submit(), but it would besubmitted when you do it with original HTML form submit.

Syntax

submit()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

document.forms["my-form"].submit();

Specifications

Browser compatibility