The Form object

The Form object represents a FORM element.

Form Object Examples

Example	IE 5.5	NN 4.7	NN 6.2
Change the action URL of a form	X	X	X
Return the method used when sending form data	X	X	X
Reset the fields in a form	X	X	X
Submit a form	X	X	X

Properties

Property	Description
acceptCharset	Returns a list of supported character sets
action	Sets or returns the action handler of the form
elements	Returns a collection of all form elements
enctype	Returns the content type of the submitted form
length	Returns the number of form elements in a form
method	Sets or returns the HTTP method for submitting a form
name	Sets or returns the name of a form
target	Sets the frame to submit the form to

Methods

Method	Description
reset()	Resets the values of all the input fields in a form
submit()	Submits the form

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