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important (javascript) safety tip...

« H E Java EJBs, Web Apps and Web Services :: email
posted Monday, 9 January 2006
If you expect to have to manipulate a form in javascript, don't name a submit button "submit".

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Anything to add? (2)


1. SOS left...
Monday, 9 January 2006 2:52 pm

This is a very good tip? Can you provide more detail?


2. Joe Shelby left...
Monday, 9 January 2006 3:02 pm

the reason? document.forms.submit() -- its the function to call to hava javascript do a submit, but if you have a form input element named submit, it replaces the submit property and () no longer is valid javascript.