HTML DOM Form Object

Form Object

The Form object represents an HTML <form> element.

You can access a <form> element by using getElementById():

var x = document.getElementById("myForm");

Tip: You can also access a <form> element by using the forms collection.

You can create a <form> element by using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("FORM");

Collection	Description
elements	Returns a collection of all elements in a form

Property	Description
acceptCharset	Sets or returns the value of the accept-charset attribute in a form
action	Sets or returns the value of the action attribute in a form
autocomplete	Sets or returns the value of the autocomplete attribute in a form
encoding	Alias of enctype
enctype	Sets or returns the value of the enctype attribute in a form
length	Returns the number of elements in a form
method	Sets or returns the value of the method attribute in a form
name	Sets or returns the value of the name attribute in a form
noValidate	Sets or returns whether the form-data should be validated or not, on submission
target	Sets or returns the value of the target attribute in a form

Method	Description
reset()	Resets a form
submit()	Submits a form

The Form object also supports the standard properties and events.

HTML tutorial: HTML Forms

JavaScript tutorial: JS Forms/Validation

HTML reference: HTML <form> tag