how do I cancell a form submit in netscape or opera?

akohl posted this at 14:42 — 16th January 2002.

Joined: Feb 2001

How do I cancell a form submit in java script for netscape and Opera?
The following works for ie only.

function validate()
{

	window.alert("your form won't be submitted")
	window.event.returnValue=false
}


<form name="form1" method="post" action="page.asp" onsubmit="validate()">

Andy Kohlenberg
Jerusalem, Israel

akohl posted this at 14:45 — 16th January 2002.

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sorry. Should have put this into client side scripting.
Awaiting thread move!

Peter J. Boettcher posted this at 15:06 — 17th January 2002.

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Just use a return, for example:

function validate()
{
// some validation code here
if (validation == "ok") {
//submit form
return true;
}
else {
window.alert("your form won't be submitted")
return false;
}
}


<form name="form1" method="post" action="page.asp" onsubmit="return validate()">

I just used "validation == "ok" to point out that the code would only enter there if it passed validation. You would have to put your own logic in there. I don't know if this will work in Opera, but I don't see why it shouldn't.

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akohl posted this at 14:06 — 18th January 2002.

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That works fine in both. Thanks!