Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Submit formTarget Property

The formTarget property sets or gets the formtarget attribute of a submit button.

The formtarget attribute indicates where to display the response that is received after submitting the form.

The formtarget attribute from submit element overrides the target attribute of the <form> element.

Browser Support


`formTarget`	Yes	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the formTarget property.

var v = submitObject.formTarget

Set the formTarget property.

submitObject.formTarget='_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename'

Property Values

Value	Description
_blank	Display response in a new window/tab
_self	Display response in the same frame. This is default
_parent	Display response in the parent frame
_top	Display response in the full body of the window
framename	Display response in a named iframe

Return Value

A String type value representing where to display the response after submitting the form.

Example

The following code shows how to change the value of the formtarget attribute of a submit button.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get">
  First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="abc"><br>
  <input type="submit" id="mySubmit" value="Submit" formtarget="_blank">
</form><!--from   w  w w.jav  a  2s  .c o m-->
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("mySubmit").formTarget = "_self";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get where the response will be displayed after submitting a form.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--   w w w  .  ja  va 2  s. c o m-->
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get" target="_self">
  First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="abc"><br>
  <input type="submit" id="mySubmit" value="Submit" formtarget="_blank">
</form>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit").formTarget;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: