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Form method Property

Form Object

Definition and Usage

The method property sets or returns the value of the method attribute in a form.

The method attribute specifies how to send form-data (the form-data is sent to the page specified in the action attribute).

Syntax

formObject.method=value

The method property can have one of the following values:

Value	Description
get	Appends the form-data to the URL: URL?name=value&name=value (this is default)
post	Sends the form-data as an HTTP post transaction

Browser Support

The method property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Internet Explorer returns "get" even if no method attribute is defined (this is the default value), while the other browsers return nothing.

Example

Return the method for sending form data:

<html>
<body>

<form id="frm1" action="form_action.asp" method="get">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Donald"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" value="Duck"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<script>
document.write(document.getElementById("frm1").method);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The output of the script above will be:

get

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Form Object