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I'm sure I'm going to feel stupid after seeing the answer, but I keep running into prehistoric code around the web, which I'm not sure still applies. My question is "How do I change the value of a button (inside a form) using javascript?" Here's what I have right now:
function myFunc(form) {
form.elements["submit-button"].value = "New<br>Text";
"other stuff that actually works."
return false;
}
followed by
<form onSubmit="return myFunc(this);">
<button name="submit-button">Original<br>Text</button>
</form>
The "other stuff that actually works." actually works, so I'm sure the function is getting called and the button is getting found. I just can't seem to stick "New
Text" into the button!
Help much appreciated.
706
To change the button text, first we need to access the button element inside the JavaScript by using the document. getElementById() method and add a click event handler to the button, then set it's value property to blue . Now, when we click on our button , it changes the value from Red to Blue or vice versa.
The value attribute specifies the initial value for a <button> in an HTML form. Note: In a form, the button and its value is only submitted if the button itself was used to submit the form.
Use the value property to get the value of a button in JavaScript.
Use innerHTML instead of value.
form.elements["submit-button"].innerHTML = ...
Because you are using a <button> instead of <input type="button">, you need to set the innerHTML. <button>s do not base their text on the value attribute.
<button> innerHTML </button>
<input type="button" value="value" />
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