HTML onsubmit attribute

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:38 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

onsubmit

The purpose of the HTML onsubmit attribute is to execute the code specified, when the associated form is submitted.

Supported elements

HTML onsubmit attribute supports form element.

Syntax

<form onsubmit="value" >.....</form>

Type of value

Script.

Value

A script which is to be executed.

Default value

There is no default value of HTML onsubmit attribute.

Supported doctypes

HTML 4.01 strict, HTML 4.01 transitional, HTML 4.01 frameset.

Example of HTML onsubmit attribute with form

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Example of HTML onsubmit attribute with form</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="user_info" onsubmit="alert('The form is submitted')" action=""> 
Name : <input type="text" name="name"><br>
email  : <input type="text" name="email"><br>
Describe yourself : <br/> 
<textarea rows="10" colos="10" name="describe_yourself">
</textarea><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Result

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Example of HTML onsubmit attribute with form element

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