I want an html form to do nothing after it has been submitted.
action=""
is no good because it causes the page to reload.
Basically i want an ajax function to be called whenever a button is pressed or someone hits "enter" after typing it data. Yes i could drop the form tag and add just call the function from the button's onclick event, but i also want the "hitting enter" functionality without getting all hackish.
By using return false;
in the javascript that you call from the submit button, you can stop the form from submitting.
Basically, you need the following HTML:
<form onsubmit="myFunction(); return false;">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Then the supporting javascript:
<script language="javascript"><!--
function myFunction() {
//do stuff
}
//--></script>
If you desire, you can also have certain conditions allow the script to submit the form:
<form onSubmit="return myFunction();">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Paired with:
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function myFunction() {
//do stuff
if (condition)
return true;
return false;
}
//--></script>
It also works:
<form id='my_form' action="javascript:myFunction(); return false;">
<form id="my_form" onsubmit="return false;">
is enough ...
How about
<form id="my_form" onsubmit="the_ajax_call_function(); return false;">
......
</form>
You can use the following HTML
<form onSubmit="myFunction(); return false;">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
As part of the button's onclick event return false which will stop the form from submitting.
ie:
function doFormStuff() {
// ajax function body here
return false;
}
And just call that function on submit button click. There are many different ways.
use jquery. Maybe put a div around your elements from the form. Then use preventDefault() and then make your ajax calls
<form onsubmit="return false;">
<form action='javascript:functionWithAjax("search");'>
<input class="keyword" id="keyword" name="keyword" placeholder="input your keywords" type="search">
<i class="iconfont icon-icon" onclick="functionWithAjax("search");"></i>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
function functionWithAjax(type) {
// ajax action
return false;
}
</script>