An HTMLCollection
object listing all of the document's forms. Each item in the collection is a HTMLFormElement
representing a single <form>
element.
If the document has no forms, the returned collection is empty, with a length of zero.
Examples Getting form information<form id="robby">
<input type="button" value="robby's form" />
</form>
<form id="dave">
<input type="button" value="dave's form" />
</form>
<form id="paul">
<input type="button" value="paul's form" />
</form>
document.querySelectorAll("input[type=button]").forEach((button, i) => {
button.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
console.log(document.forms[i].id);
});
});
Getting an element from within a form
const selectForm = document.forms[index];
const selectFormElement = document.forms[index].elements[index];
Named form access
<form name="login">
<input name="email" type="email" />
<input name="password" type="password" />
<button type="submit">Log in</button>
</form>
const loginForm = document.forms.login; // Or document.forms['login']
loginForm.elements.email.placeholder = "test@example.com";
loginForm.elements.password.placeholder = "password";
Specifications Browser compatibility
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See also<form>
and the HTMLFormElement
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