Find out which type of form element the Submit button is:
var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit").type;
Click the button to find out which type of form element the Submit button is.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="submit" id="mySubmit"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*from ww w .ja v a 2s. c o m*/ var x = document.getElementById("mySubmit").type; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>
The type property returns which type of form element a submit button is.
For a submit button object, this property will always return "submit".