Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("submit", (event) => { })

onsubmit = (event) => { }

Event type

A SubmitEvent. Inherits from Event.

Event properties

In addition to the properties listed below, this interface inherits the properties of its parent interface, Event.

submitter Read only

An HTMLElement object which identifies the button or other element which was invoked to trigger the form being submitted.

Examples

This example uses EventTarget.addEventListener() to listen for form submit, and logs the current Event.timeStamp whenever that occurs, then prevents the default action of submitting the form.

HTML

<form id="form">
  <label>Test field: <input type="text" /></label>
  <br /><br />
  <button type="submit">Submit form</button>
</form>
<p id="log"></p>

JavaScript

const form = document.getElementById("form");
const log = document.getElementById("log");

function logSubmit(event) {
  log.textContent = `Form Submitted! Timestamp: ${event.timeStamp}`;
  event.preventDefault();
}

form.addEventListener("submit", logSubmit);

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• HTML <form> element
• Related event: invalid