Submit event of a submit type input isn't triggered
I wrote a silly example to see which of the two, the click or the submit event, fires first on an input of type submit.
When I run it, though, nothing is written to the console.
Stepping through the code in the debugger reveals the following series of occurrences.
It fires the
clickevent handler first, writes the text "click" to the console, but then shortly afterwards, the text disappears from the console.Also, the
submitevent is never fired.
I infer that the form is getting submitted after executing the click event of the button. The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
Below is the relevant code, and here is the full working example. It's just a simple HTML file you can download and try out on your machine.
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>javascript
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
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I wrote a silly example to see which of the two, the click or the submit event, fires first on an input of type submit.
When I run it, though, nothing is written to the console.
Stepping through the code in the debugger reveals the following series of occurrences.
It fires the
clickevent handler first, writes the text "click" to the console, but then shortly afterwards, the text disappears from the console.Also, the
submitevent is never fired.
I infer that the form is getting submitted after executing the click event of the button. The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
Below is the relevant code, and here is the full working example. It's just a simple HTML file you can download and try out on your machine.
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>javascript
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
29k147591
asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
Water Cooler v2
12.2k29100198
add a comment |
I wrote a silly example to see which of the two, the click or the submit event, fires first on an input of type submit.
When I run it, though, nothing is written to the console.
Stepping through the code in the debugger reveals the following series of occurrences.
It fires the
clickevent handler first, writes the text "click" to the console, but then shortly afterwards, the text disappears from the console.Also, the
submitevent is never fired.
I infer that the form is getting submitted after executing the click event of the button. The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
Below is the relevant code, and here is the full working example. It's just a simple HTML file you can download and try out on your machine.
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>javascript
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
29k147591
asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
Water Cooler v2
12.2k29100198
I wrote a silly example to see which of the two, the click or the submit event, fires first on an input of type submit.
When I run it, though, nothing is written to the console.
Stepping through the code in the debugger reveals the following series of occurrences.
It fires the
clickevent handler first, writes the text "click" to the console, but then shortly afterwards, the text disappears from the console.Also, the
submitevent is never fired.
I infer that the form is getting submitted after executing the click event of the button. The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
Below is the relevant code, and here is the full working example. It's just a simple HTML file you can download and try out on your machine.
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
console.log("submit");
// event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div { margin: 20px; }
input[type="submit"] { width: 200px; height: 50px; }<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>javascript
javascript
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
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12.2k29100198
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
Water Cooler v2
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edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
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edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
29k147591
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:46
JJJ
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
Water Cooler v2
12.2k29100198
asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 7:46
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The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
input elements don't have a submit event. You need to hook submit on the form, not the input.
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
(btn.form there could be btn.closest("form") if you prefer, though btn.form is more widely-supported and is (also) standardized. Or, of course, use getElementById or querySelector to retrieve the form element.)
Live Example:
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
T.J. Crowder
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The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
input elements don't have a submit event. You need to hook submit on the form, not the input.
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
(btn.form there could be btn.closest("form") if you prefer, though btn.form is more widely-supported and is (also) standardized. Or, of course, use getElementById or querySelector to retrieve the form element.)
Live Example:
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
T.J. Crowder
678k12111991295
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The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
input elements don't have a submit event. You need to hook submit on the form, not the input.
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
(btn.form there could be btn.closest("form") if you prefer, though btn.form is more widely-supported and is (also) standardized. Or, of course, use getElementById or querySelector to retrieve the form element.)
Live Example:
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
T.J. Crowder
678k12111991295
add a comment |
The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
input elements don't have a submit event. You need to hook submit on the form, not the input.
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
(btn.form there could be btn.closest("form") if you prefer, though btn.form is more widely-supported and is (also) standardized. Or, of course, use getElementById or querySelector to retrieve the form element.)
Live Example:
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
T.J. Crowder
678k12111991295
The thing I don't understand is why it isn't getting into my submit event handler?
input elements don't have a submit event. You need to hook submit on the form, not the input.
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
(btn.form there could be btn.closest("form") if you prefer, though btn.form is more widely-supported and is (also) standardized. Or, of course, use getElementById or querySelector to retrieve the form element.)
Live Example:
(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>(function() {
let btn = document.getElementById("btnSave");
btn.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
console.log("click");
}, false);
btn.form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
// ^^^^^
console.log("submit");
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
console.log("All done now. Click da button, chum, click it I say!");
})();div {
margin: 20px;
}
input[type="submit"] {
width: 200px;
height: 50px;
}<div>Look at the console and then click the button, chum!</div>
<div>
<form>
<input type="submit" id="btnSave" value="Save" width="200px" />
</form>
</div>answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
T.J. Crowder
678k12111991295
edited Dec 29 '18 at 8:13
answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
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answered Dec 29 '18 at 7:51
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