Javascript Form How to - Call submit() function to submit a form

Question

We would like to know how to call submit() function to submit a form.

Answer


<html>
    <body>
        <form id="form1" method="post" action="javascript:console.log('Submitted')">
            <label for="txtName">Name:</label><br />
            <input type="text" id="txtName" name="txtName" /><br />
            <input type="button" value="Submit Form" onclick="document.forms[0].submit()" />
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        </form>
    </body>
</html>

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