Passing parameters to JavaScript function from a form

Question

I am having trouble trying to figure out how to do this. I want to, using fields in a form as variables call a JavaScript function.

I have this:

<form>
<select name="users" onchange="showUser(this.value)">
  <option value="">Select a person:</option>
  <option value="1">Peter Griffin</option>
  <option value="2">Lois Griffin</option>
  <option value="3">Joseph Swanson</option>
  <option value="4">Glenn Quagmire</option>
  </select>
</form>

from an example but what I need is this, but doesn't work:

<form onsubmit="myFunction(this.num_cluster)">
  Num. Cluster: <input type="text" id="num_cluster">
  <input type="submit">
</form>

Cloud someone help me ? Thanks :)

Answer 1

Change id to name - after that you can access value of input field

function myFunction(form, event) {
  event.preventDefault();
  alert(form.num_cluster.value);
}

<form onsubmit="return myFunction(this, event)">
  Num. Cluster: <input name="num_cluster" type="text">
  <input type="submit">
</form>

As problem is little more interesting - we can extend our method onsubmit

function s(form, event) {
  event.preventDefault();

  var values = Array.prototype.slice.call(form.elements) // as form elements are not an array
    .filter(function(element) {
      return element.type !== 'submit'; // I don't need submit button
    })
    .map(function(element) {
      return (element.name + ': ' + element.value); // get name and value for rest form inputs and assign them to values variable
    });

  alert('values => ' + values.join(', ')) // finish 
}

<form onsubmit="return s(this, event)">
  <p>Foo:
    <input type="text" name='foo' />
  </p>
  <p>Bar:
    <input type="text" name='bar' />
  </p>
  <p>Baz:
    <select name='baz'>
      <option value="lorem">lorem</option>
      <option value="ipsum">ipsum</option>
    </select>
  </p>
  <p>
    <input type="submit" />
  </p>
</form>