Form length
<html> <body> <form name="form1" method="post" action=""> <input type="text" name="textfield"> </form> <form name="form2" method="post" action=""> <input type="button" value="Only a sample button" onclick="return false"> </form> <form name="form3" method="post" action=""> <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox"> </form> <button onclick="function1()">Click here</button> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() { var m = document.forms.length; alert("There are "+m+" forms in this document") } </script> </body> </html>