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GlobalEventHandlers.onsubmit

An event handler for the submit event on the window.

Syntax

window.onsubmit = funcRef;

Parameters

funcRef is a reference to a function.

Example

<html>
<script>
function reg() {
  window.captureEvents(Event.SUBMIT);
  window.onsubmit = hit;
}
 
function hit() {
  console.log('hit');
}
</script>

<body onload="reg();">
<form>
  <input type="submit" value="submit" />
</form>
<div id="d"> </div>
</body>
</html>

Notes

The submit event is raised when the user clicks a submit button in a form (<input type="submit"/>).

The submit event is not raised when the user calls form.submit() function directly.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onsubmit' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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