The Form object represents an HTML property created by the
The Form object can be used to access all the properties of the specified form.
Forms can be referenced by either the forms array or directly by name.
Form methods and properties.
Property/Method
Description
action
HTML ACTION attribute of Form object
elements
Array reflecting elements within form
elements.length
Length of elements array
encoding
HTML ENCTYPE attribute of Form object
handleEvent()
Handles specific event
length
Number of elements within form
method
HTML METHOD attribute of Form object
name
HTML NAME attribute of Form object
onReset
Event handler for Reset button
onSubmit
Event handler for Submit button
reset()
Resets form elements
submit()
Submit for data
target
HTML TARGET attribute of Form object
<html> <head> <title> Using the name property to access a form object</title> </head> <body> <script language = "JavaScript"> <!-- function checkName(){ var firstName = document.formEx.first.value; var lastName = document.formEx.last.value; alert("The name you entered is: " + firstName + " " + lastName); } --> </script> <form name="formEx"> First Name: <input type="text" name="first" size="20"> Last Name: <input type="text" name="last" size="25"> <br><br> Click the button to check that the information is correct. <br> <input type="button" value="verify" name="check" onClick='checkName()'> </form> </body> </html>
