I want a submit type button to send a POST request.
I am thinking about something like this:
<form action = "" method = "post"> <button>Upvote</button> <form>
where the string "Upvote" will be send as a name in the POST request.
I know this is not working, and I know there are ways using AJAX(javascript) but I am fairly new to this area. I am just wondering if this is possible in general.
Update
Someone suggested using the <input>
tag, and I tried it. The problem is it generates a GET rather than a POST.
You need to give the button a name and a value.
No control can be submitted without a name, and the content of a button element is the label, not the value.
<form action="" method="post"> <button name="foo" value="upvote">Upvote</button> </form>
This can be done with an input element of a type "submit". This will appear as a button to the user and clicking the button will send the form.
<form action="" method="post"> <input type="submit" name="upvote" value="Upvote" /> </form>
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