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Form action Property

Form Object

Definition and Usage

The action property sets or returns the value of the action attribute in a form.

The action attribute specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted.

Syntax

formObject.action=URL

Browser Support

The action property is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Return the action URL of a form:

<html>
<body>

<form id="frm1" action="form_action.asp">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Donald"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" value="Duck"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

<script>
document.write(document.getElementById("frm1").action);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The output of the script above will be:

form_action.asp

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Form Object