HTML DOM Button formAction Property
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Button formAction Property

❮ Button Object

Example

Return the URL for where to send the form-data when a form is submitted:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").formAction;
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Definition and Usage

The formAction property sets or returns the value of the formaction attribute of a button.

The formaction attribute specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted. This attribute overrides the HTML form's action attribute.

The formaction attribute is only used for buttons with type="submit".

Note: In the example above, Internet Explorer and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) returns "action_page2.php", while Firefox, Opera 15+, Chrome, and Safari returns the entire URL: "https://www.w3schools.com/action_page2.php".

Note: The formaction attribute is new for the <button> element in HTML5.


Browser Support

Property
formAction Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the formAction property:

buttonObject.formAction

Set the formAction property:

buttonObject.formAction = URL

Property Values

Value Description
URL Specifies where to send the form-data. Note: this will override the action attribute of the <form> element

Possible values:

  • An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp")
  • A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")


Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the URL for where to send the form-data

More Examples

Example

Change the value of the formaction attribute of a button:

document.getElementById("myBtn").formAction = "/action_page2.php";
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Example

Another example on returning the formAction property:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").formAction;
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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <button> formaction attribute


❮ Button Object