JavaScript Auto Submit Form, Why Firefox!? Why!?

zeegy · 28 Feb 2012 at 15:46

Hi guys,

I have written an application in ASP, options are returned from a database; if there are multiple options you need to select a radio and continue.

if there is only one option, the form should be auto submitted. the form ID is 'autoform' for this example

Code:

<SCRIPT>autoform.submit();</SCRIPT>

Works in IE7, IE8, Chrome and Opera. But not firefox.

Any idea why its not happy? or what i can use. any ideas appreciated.

zeegy · 28 Feb 2012 at 15:58

After a good hour, ive finally found this out. how annoying....

Code:

document.autoform.submit();

where "autoform" is the same as the form's "name" attribute.

OR

Code:

document.getElementById('autoform').submit();

where "autoform" is the same as the form's "id" attribute.

so remember if you are using NAME or ID to define your forms/HTML in general... Firefox requires different syntax either way.

man, that sucks!

GravyMonster · 28 Feb 2012 at 16:29

No, in this case Firefox is right, the others were being too lax

Pho · 28 Feb 2012 at 17:25

/generic should have just used jQuery reply

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zeegy · 29 Feb 2012 at 12:21

Spunkey said:
No, in this case Firefox is right, the others were being too lax

indeed, its a learning curve, one to remember and make things more clompliant in future. im suprised that chrome and opera (especially opera) to accept it

GravyMonster · 29 Feb 2012 at 12:23

I would imagine they do because Microsoft started tolerating non-standards compliant code back in IE5 days, and because of that most modern browser engines still do too to make sure that sites don't get broken.