Module jdk.xml.dom

Interface HTMLFormElement

All Superinterfaces:
Element, HTMLElement, Node

public interface HTMLFormElement extends HTMLElement
The FORM element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It provides direct access to the contained input elements as well as the attributes of the form element. See the FORM element definition in HTML 4.0.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.

Since:
1.4, DOM Level 2
  • Method Details

    • getElements

      HTMLCollection getElements()
      Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.
    • getLength

      int getLength()
      The number of form controls in the form.
    • getName

      String getName()
      Names the form.
    • setName

      void setName(String name)
    • getAcceptCharset

      String getAcceptCharset()
      List of character sets supported by the server. See the accept-charset attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
    • setAcceptCharset

      void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)
    • getAction

      String getAction()
      Server-side form handler. See the action attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
    • setAction

      void setAction(String action)
    • getEnctype

      String getEnctype()
      The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". See the enctype attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
    • setEnctype

      void setEnctype(String enctype)
    • getMethod

      String getMethod()
      HTTP method used to submit form. See the method attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
    • setMethod

      void setMethod(String method)
    • getTarget

      String getTarget()
      Frame to render the resource in. See the target attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
    • setTarget

      void setTarget(String target)
    • submit

      void submit()
      Submits the form. It performs the same action as a submit button.
    • reset

      void reset()
      Restores a form element's default values. It performs the same action as a reset button.