submit

The submit event is fired when a form is submitted.

Note that submit is fired only on the form element, not the button or submit input. (Forms are submitted, not buttons.)

General info

Specification

HTML5

Interface

Event

Bubbles

Yes (although specified as a simple event that doesn't bubble)

Cancelable

Yes

Target

Element

Default Action

Varies (send the content of the form to the server).

Properties

Property	Type	Description
target Read only	EventTarget	The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).
type Read only	DOMString	The type of event.
bubbles Read only	Boolean	Whether the event normally bubbles or not
cancelable Read only	Boolean	Whether the event is cancellable or not?