HTMLFormElement

A element in the DOM; it allows access to and in some cases modification of aspects of the form, as well as access to its component elements.

interface HTMLFormElement extends HTMLElement {

[index: number]: Element;

[name: string]: any;

acceptCharset: string;

action: string;

autocomplete: string;

readonly elements: HTMLFormControlsCollection;

encoding: string;

enctype: string;

readonly length: number;

method: string;

name: string;

noValidate: boolean;

target: string;

[[Symbol.iterator]](): IterableIterator<Element>;

addEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(

type: K,

listener: (this: HTMLFormElement, ev: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => any,

options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,

): void;

addEventListener(

type: string,

listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,

options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,

): void;

checkValidity(): boolean;

removeEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(

type: K,

listener: (this: HTMLFormElement, ev: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => any,

options?: boolean | EventListenerOptions,

): void;

removeEventListener(

type: string,

listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,

options?: boolean | EventListenerOptions,

): void;

reportValidity(): boolean;

requestSubmit(submitter?: HTMLElement | null): void;

reset(): void;

submit(): void;

}

var HTMLFormElement: {

prototype: HTMLFormElement;

new (): HTMLFormElement;

};

§Extends

HTMLElement

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§Index Signatures

[index: number]: Element

[name: string]: any

§Properties

acceptCharset: string

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Sets or retrieves a list of character encodings for input data that must be accepted by the server processing the form.

action: string

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Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing.

autocomplete: string

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Specifies whether autocomplete is applied to an editable text field.

readonly elements: HTMLFormControlsCollection

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Retrieves a collection, in source order, of all controls in a given form.

encoding: string

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Sets or retrieves the MIME encoding for the form.

enctype: string

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Sets or retrieves the encoding type for the form.

readonly length: number

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Sets or retrieves the number of objects in a collection.

method: string

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Sets or retrieves how to send the form data to the server.

name: string

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Sets or retrieves the name of the object.

noValidate: boolean

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Designates a form that is not validated when submitted.

target: string

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Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.

§Methods

[[Symbol.iterator]](): IterableIterator<Element>

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addEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(

type: K,

listener: (this: HTMLFormElement, ev: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => any,

options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,

): void

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addEventListener(

type: string,

listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,

options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,

): void

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checkValidity(): boolean

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Returns whether a form will validate when it is submitted, without having to submit it.

removeEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(

type: K,

listener: (this: HTMLFormElement, ev: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => any,

options?: boolean | EventListenerOptions,

): void

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removeEventListener(

type: string,

listener: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject,

options?: boolean | EventListenerOptions,

): void

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reportValidity(): boolean

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requestSubmit(submitter?: HTMLElement | null): void

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reset(): void

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Fires when the user resets a form.

submit(): void

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Fires when a FORM is about to be submitted.