ACTION Attribute | action Property | Internet Development Index |
Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT ACTION = sURL... > Scripting object.action [ = sURL ]
Possible Values
sURL String that specifies or receives the URL to use. If a relative path is specified, the base URL of the document is assumed. The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
The way the data is submitted depends on the value of the method and encoding properties.
Examples
This example uses the ACTION attribute to post a form to a specified URL.
<HTML> <FORM ACTION="http://example.microsoft.com/sample.html" METHOD="POST"> Enter your name: <INPUT NAME="FName"><BR> Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: <SELECT NAME="Flavor"> <OPTION VALUE="Chocolate">Chocolate <OPTION VALUE="Strawberry">Strawberry <OPTION VALUE="Vanilla" SELECTED>Vanilla </SELECT> <P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> </FORM> </HTML>This example uses the ACTION attribute to specify a URL for the mailto protocol.
<form ACTION="mailto:sales@widgets.com" method=GET> <input name=subject type=hidden value="Widget%20Product%20Information%20Request"> Enter your full mailing address<BR> <TextArea name=body cols=40></textarea> <input type=submit value="Send Request" </form>
Standards Information
This property is defined in HTML 3.2
and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1
Applies To
FORM, ISINDEX