An event handler for the submit event on the window.
Syntax
window.onsubmit = funcRef;
Parameters
funcRefis a reference to a function.
Example
<html>
<script>
function reg() {
window.captureEvents(Event.SUBMIT);
window.onsubmit = hit;
}
function hit() {
console.log('hit');
}
</script>
<body onload="reg();">
<form>
<input type="submit" value="submit" />
</form>
<div id="d"> </div>
</body>
</html>
Notes
The submit event is raised when the user clicks a submit button in a form (<input type="submit"/>).
The submit event is not raised when the user calls form.submit() function directly.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onsubmit' in that specification. |
Living Standard |