form submission using javascript

[imtiyaz quraish]

Hi All,

Is there a way of submitting a form using javascript and without manual click on submit button..?
the textbox is being filled dynamically and as soon as it gets a value the form should get submitted. Have anyone tried this before?

It shouldn't be using PHP or ASP or other things.. only HTML and Javascript.

Thanks,
Imtiyaz Quraishi

[Dormilich]

to submit a form by JavaScript, use the form’s .submit() method. how to trigger that, is a different matter.

[imtiyaz quraish]

Thanks Niheel for editing and adding wht I forgot..
Thanks Dormilich, but can you let me know what that "Different Matter" could be..?

[Dormilich]

that "different matter" is how you call form.submit(). you do not necessarily need a button for that, thus possibilities are numerous.

[imtiyaz quraish]

A couple of examples of those would be appreciated.. thanks..

[Dormilich]

e.g. something as fancy as when a field is filled:

field_ref.addEventListener("change", form_ref.submit, true);

[imtiyaz quraish]

Thanks Dormilich but as you might have noticed, from my comments and questions, that I'm a newbie when it comes to javascript. It'll be grateful if you can give me a little detailed example which I can understand or elaborate the above one?

[Dormilich]

(actually, when I re-read your OP, my example was quite close).

for some explanation of the code

field_ref.addEventListener("change", form_ref.submit, true);

field_ref is the JavaScript object of your text field.
change is the event type used (there are some other possible types, but I’ve seen this as the best suited)
form_ref is the is the JavaScript reference to the form element
addEventListener is used for standard event handling (does not work in IE)

for getting the element references (field_ref, form_ref) you typically use document.getElementById()

[imtiyaz quraish]

Thanks once again, will try this tonight and will let you know.. :)