The Input Submit object represents an HTML <input> element with type="submit".
We can access an <input> element with type="submit" via document.getElementById()
:
var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit");
Click the button to get the text displayed on the submit button.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="submit" id="mySubmit" value="Submit the form"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {//from w w w. ja v a 2 s . com var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit").value; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>