javascript change value of button

Question

How do I change the value of this button? I am looking at a tutorial, but only the url seems to change, and not the button.

<form name="form" id="form">
<button name="button" id="button">Click Me!</button>
</form>

<script type="text/javascript">
document.form.button.value=new Date();
</script>

Answer 1

I added an onclick to your button to change the value with the function.

If you add onsubmit="return false" to the form tag, it won't refresh the page.

<form name="form" id="form" onsubmit="return false">
    <button name="button" id="button" onclick="changeValue();" value="before" >Click Me!</button>
</form>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function changeValue()
    {
        // Changes the value of the button
        document.form.button.value = new Date();

        // Changes the text on the button
        document.form.button.innerHTML = new Date();
    }
</script>