Input Submit formAction Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The formAction property sets or gets the formaction attribute of a submit button, which identifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted.

The formaction attribute overides the action attribute of the <form> element.

Set the formAction property with the following Values

Value Description
URL Sets the URL of the file that will process the input control

Return Value

A String, representing the URL for where to send the form-data

The following code shows how to get the URL of the file that will process the input control when the a form is submitted:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form>
  First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Mary"><br>
  Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" value="Bond"><br>
  <input type="submit" id="mySubmit" formaction="#" value="Submit">
</form>// w  w  w  .jav a 2s.  c om

<p id="demo"></p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("mySubmit").formAction = "/action_page2.php";
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The value of the formaction attribute was changed to 'action_page2.php'.";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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