HTML DOM Level 2 Reference: HTMLFormElement

A Form in an HTML Document.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Constructors

Constructor IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
HTMLFormElement Constructor
A Form in an HTML Document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Constructor	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
HTMLFormElement Constructor A Form in an HTML Document.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Properties

Property IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
acceptCharset
Comma or space-delimited list of character encodings that are accepted by the server processing the form.
5.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

action
URL for submitting the form.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

autocomplete
Specifies whether form autocompletion, which automatically completes the fields on a form after the user has typed enough letters, is on or off.
5.0+ no no no no no

elements
Array of all of the elements in the form.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

enctype
Specifies the MIME type for the element data being sent to the server.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

length
Number of elements in the form.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

method
Specifies the method to use to transfer form data to the server.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

name
Name of the form.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

target
Target window to use for displaying the result from submitting the form.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Property	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
acceptCharset Comma or space-delimited list of character encodings that are accepted by the server processing the form.	5.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

action URL for submitting the form.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

autocomplete Specifies whether form autocompletion, which automatically completes the fields on a form after the user has typed enough letters, is on or off.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

elements Array of all of the elements in the form.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

enctype Specifies the MIME type for the element data being sent to the server.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

length Number of elements in the form.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

method Specifies the method to use to transfer form data to the server.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

name Name of the form.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

target Target window to use for displaying the result from submitting the form.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Methods

Method IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
reset
Resets the values of all of the elements in the form to their original values.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

submit
Submits the form.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Method	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
reset Resets the values of all of the elements in the form to their original values.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

submit Submits the form.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

References

Form

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Constructor Detail

HTMLFormElement HTMLFormElement()

A Form in an HTML Document.

Visibility: internal

Property Detail

String acceptCharset

Comma or space-delimited list of character encodings that are accepted by the server processing the form.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String action

URL for submitting the form.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String autocomplete

Specifies whether form autocompletion, which automatically completes the fields on a form after the user has typed enough letters, is on or off.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

HTMLCollection elements - read only

Array of all of the elements in the form.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String enctype

Specifies the MIME type for the element data being sent to the server.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Number length - read only

Number of elements in the form.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String method

Specifies the method to use to transfer form data to the server.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String name

Name of the form.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/attributes.html

Availability