The HTMLFormElement.method property represents the HTTP method used to submit the <form>.
Unless explicitly specified, the default method is 'get'.
The HTMLFormElement.method property represents the HTTP method used to submit the <form>.
Unless explicitly specified, the default method is 'get'.
A string.
js
document.forms["myform"].method = "post"; const formElement = document.createElement("form"); // Create a form document.body.appendChild(formElement); console.log(formElement.method); // 'get'
| Specification |
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| HTML Standard # dom-fs-method |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
method |
1 | 12 | 1 | 5.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLFormElement/method