Comments on: When not to use this.form.submit() http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/ Rich Internet Application development Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wayne http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-116234 Wayne Mon, 17 May 2010 22:48:03 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-116234 Although not presently common practice, I have recently stumbled upon several apparently learned resources ( for instance, http://rickyrosario.com/blog/using-the-html-button-element-in-place-of-input-type-submit/ and http://cssglobe.com/post/7088/my-top-5-html-coding-preferences ) advising that BUTTON be used instead of INPUT for submission elements in forms. So, in deference to those "in the know," I have decided to use BUTTON for all of my forms from now on. The thing is, I am not very good at JavaScript and want to know how to incorporate the snippet at http://www.mollerus.net/tom/blog/2008/01/preventing_multiple_page_requests_after_doubleclic.html into my BUTTON element. You see, I realize that while INPUT elements use self closing tags which contain the VALUE attribute, BUTTON elements, to the best of my knowledge, require separate opening and closing tags that enclose their value. With this in mind, how should I modify the snippet to prevent multiple form submissions? And if I decide to have multiple buttons in a form (unlikely), what about the IE6 bug alluded to in the first link? Thanks and sorry for being somewhat off-topic. Although not presently common practice, I have recently stumbled upon several apparently learned resources ( for instance, http://rickyrosario.com/blog/using-the-html-button-element-in-place-of-input-type-submit/ and http://cssglobe.com/post/7088/my-top-5-html-coding-preferences ) advising that BUTTON be used instead of INPUT for submission elements in forms.

So, in deference to those “in the know,” I have decided to use BUTTON for all of my forms from now on. The thing is, I am not very good at JavaScript and want to know how to incorporate the snippet at http://www.mollerus.net/tom/blog/2008/01/preventing_multiple_page_requests_after_doubleclic.html into my BUTTON element. You see, I realize that while INPUT elements use self closing tags which contain the VALUE attribute, BUTTON elements, to the best of my knowledge, require separate opening and closing tags that enclose their value. With this in mind, how should I modify the snippet to prevent multiple form submissions? And if I decide to have multiple buttons in a form (unlikely), what about the IE6 bug alluded to in the first link?

Thanks and sorry for being somewhat off-topic.

]]> By: Constantin Barb http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-114932 Constantin Barb Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:09:20 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-114932 A rule of almost any programming language: "Don't name your variables, methods, objects or functins like the reserved words, wich, in most cases, are exactly the specific functions names. I have a simple solutions: I always put an "_" (underscore) in front of all my custom objects, and, in most programming languages, it's saving me from headhecks. Like so, "_submit" is not an reserved word. Cheers from Romania! A rule of almost any programming language:
“Don’t name your variables, methods, objects or functins like the reserved words, wich, in most cases, are exactly the specific functions names.
I have a simple solutions: I always put an “_” (underscore) in front of all my custom objects, and, in most programming languages, it’s saving me from headhecks.
Like so, “_submit” is not an reserved word.

Cheers from Romania!

]]> By: Tommy http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-112499 Tommy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:09:40 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-112499 Saved me countless hours checking here within the first 5 minutes of searching. Thanks a lot!! Saved me countless hours checking here within the first 5 minutes of searching. Thanks a lot!!

]]> By: Mertonium http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-108774 Mertonium Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:49:22 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-108774 Thanks a million! Thanks a million!

]]> By: Alex http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-106454 Alex Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:37:26 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-106454 I second that the error does appear in Firefox, too. Thanks for the explanation, it did save me some troubleshooting Alex I second that the error does appear in Firefox, too. Thanks for the explanation, it did save me some troubleshooting

Alex

]]> By: Dave http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-98455 Dave Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:35:05 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-98455 Nice short to-the-point solution! :) Thanks Michael! Nice short to-the-point solution! :)

Thanks Michael!

]]> By: troy http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-89985 troy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:58:18 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-89985 Muchas gracias. This was driving me crazy... Muchas gracias. This was driving me crazy…

]]> By: nigel http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-84485 nigel Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:43:11 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-84485 Thanks, you saved me a good deal of headache. Thanks, you saved me a good deal of headache.

]]> By: Ravi http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-82218 Ravi Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-82218 You Rock... Thanks man..keep it up You Rock…
Thanks man..keep it up

]]> By: pike http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/comment-page-1/#comment-67579 pike Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:49:46 +0000 http://www.chapter31.com/2006/10/12/when-not-to-use-thisformsubmit/#comment-67579 doh :-) thanks, found this page quick enough. i *did* have this error in firefox, btw doh :-) thanks, found this page quick enough.

i *did* have this error in firefox, btw

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