change type attribute from submit to button?

Question

How to change the type attribute from submit to button using JavaScript or jQuery? I use an input element like <input type="submit" name="submitform"/>.

Answer 1

Change the property of the native DOM node:

document.getElementsByName("submitform")[0].type = "button";

Do it with jQuery:

$("input[name='submitform']").prop("type", "button");

But remember that you cannot change input types in Internet Explorer 8 and below.

Answer 2

You can use setAttribute property something like this in javascript

document.getElementsByName("submitform").setAttribute('type', 'button');

for jQuery

$('input[name="submitform"]').attr("type", "button");