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1. Generic way to fill out a form in javascript    stackoverflow.com

I'm looking for a really generic way to "fill out" a form based on a parameter string using javascript. for example, if i have this form:

<form id="someform">
  <select name="option1">
   ...

2. Generic way to detect if html form is edited    stackoverflow.com

I have a tabbed html form. Upon navigating from one tab to the other, the current tab's data is persisted (on the DB) even if there is no change to the ...