Package org.loboevolution.html.dom

Interface HTMLFormElement

All Superinterfaces:

Element, EventTarget, HTMLElement, InnerHTML, Node, NonDocumentTypeChildNode, ParentNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

HTMLFormElementImpl

public interface HTMLFormElement
extends HTMLElement

A <form> element in the DOM; it allows access to and in some cases modification of aspects of the form, as well as access to its component elements.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.Node

ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NONE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	checkValidity()	Returns whether a form will validate when it is submitted, without having to submit it.
String	getAcceptCharset()	Sets or retrieves a list of character encodings for input data that must be accepted by the server processing the form.
String	getAction()	Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing.
String	getAutocomplete()	Specifies whether autocomplete is applied to an editable text field.
HTMLFormControlsCollection	getElements()	Retrieves a collection, in source order, of all controls in a given form.
String	getEncoding()	Sets or retrieves the MIME encoding for the form.
String	getEnctype()	Sets or retrieves the encoding type for the form.
int	getLength()	Sets or retrieves the number of objects in a collection.
String	getMethod()	Sets or retrieves how to send the form data to the server.
String	getName()	Sets or retrieves the name of the object.
String	getTarget()	Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.
boolean	isNoValidate()	Designates a form that is not validated when submitted.
boolean	reportValidity()	reportValidity.
void	reset()	Fires when the user resets a form.
void	setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)	setAcceptCharset.
void	setAction(String action)	setAction.
void	setAutocomplete(String autocomplete)	setAutocomplete.
void	setEncoding(String encoding)	setEncoding.
void	setEnctype(String enctype)	setEnctype.
void	setMethod(String method)	setMethod.
void	setName(String name)	setName.
void	setNoValidate(boolean noValidate)	setNoValidate.
void	setTarget(String target)	setTarget.
void	submit()	Fires when a FORM is about to be submitted.

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.Element

closest, getAttribute, getAttributeNames, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getAttributeNS, getBoundingClientRect, getClassList, getClassName, getClientHeight, getClientLeft, getClientRects, getClientTop, getClientWidth, getElementsByClassName, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getId, getInnerHTML, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getOuterHTML, getPrefix, getSchemaTypeInfo, getScrollHeight, getScrollLeft, getScrollTop, getScrollWidth, getSlot, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, hasPointerCapture, insertAdjacentElement, insertAdjacentHTML, matches, releasePointerCapture, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, requestPointerLock, scroll, scrollBy, scrollIntoView, scrollIntoView, scrollTo, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS, setClassName, setId, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNode, setIdAttributeNS, setOuterHTML, setPointerCapture, setScrollLeft, setScrollTop, setSlot, toggleAttribute, toggleAttribute

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.events.EventTarget

addEventListener, addEventListener, dispatchEvent, dispatchEvent, removeEventListener, removeEventListener

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.dom.HTMLElement

click, getAccessKey, getAccessKeyLabel, getAutocapitalize, getContentEditable, getDir, getInnerText, getLang, getOffsetHeight, getOffsetLeft, getOffsetParent, getOffsetTop, getOffsetWidth, getTitle, isDraggable, isHidden, isSpellcheck, isTranslate, setAccessKey, setAutocapitalize, setContentEditable, setDir, setDraggable, setHidden, setInnerText, setLang, setSpellcheck, setTitle, setTranslate

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.InnerHTML

setInnerHTML

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.Node

appendChild, cloneNode, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, contains, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentElement, getParentNode, getPreviousSibling, getRootNode, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isIsConnected, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, prepend, prependChild, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setOwnerDocument, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.NonDocumentTypeChildNode

getNextElementSibling, getPreviousElementSibling

Methods inherited from interface org.loboevolution.html.node.ParentNode

getChildElementCount, getChildren, getFirstElementChild, getLastElementChild, querySelector, querySelectorAll

Method Details

getAcceptCharset

String getAcceptCharset()

Sets or retrieves a list of character encodings for input data that must be accepted by the server processing the form.

Returns:

a String object.

setAcceptCharset

void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)

setAcceptCharset.

Parameters:

acceptCharset - a String object.

getAction

String getAction()

Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing.

Returns:

a String object.

setAction

void setAction(String action)

setAction.

Parameters:

action - a String object.

getAutocomplete

String getAutocomplete()

Specifies whether autocomplete is applied to an editable text field.

Returns:

a String object.

setAutocomplete

void setAutocomplete(String autocomplete)

setAutocomplete.

Parameters:

autocomplete - a String object.

getElements

HTMLFormControlsCollection getElements()

Retrieves a collection, in source order, of all controls in a given form.

Returns:

a HTMLFormControlsCollection object.

getEncoding

String getEncoding()

Sets or retrieves the MIME encoding for the form.

Returns:

a String object.

setEncoding

void setEncoding(String encoding)

setEncoding.

Parameters:

encoding - a String object.

getEnctype

String getEnctype()

Sets or retrieves the encoding type for the form.

Returns:

a String object.

setEnctype

void setEnctype(String enctype)

setEnctype.

Parameters:

enctype - a String object.

getLength

int getLength()

Sets or retrieves the number of objects in a collection.

Returns:

a Integer object.

getMethod

String getMethod()

Sets or retrieves how to send the form data to the server.

Returns:

a String object.

setMethod

void setMethod(String method)

setMethod.

Parameters:

method - a String object.

getName

String getName()

Sets or retrieves the name of the object.

Returns:

a String object.

setName

void setName(String name)

setName.

Parameters:

name - a String object.

isNoValidate

boolean isNoValidate()

Designates a form that is not validated when submitted.

Returns:

a boolean.

setNoValidate

void setNoValidate(boolean noValidate)

setNoValidate.

Parameters:

noValidate - a boolean.

getTarget

String getTarget()

Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.

Returns:

a String object.

setTarget

void setTarget(String target)

setTarget.

Parameters:

target - a String object.

checkValidity

boolean checkValidity()

Returns whether a form will validate when it is submitted, without having to submit it.

Returns:

a boolean.

reportValidity

boolean reportValidity()

reportValidity.

Returns:

a boolean.

reset

void reset()

Fires when the user resets a form.

submit

void submit()

Fires when a FORM is about to be submitted.