submit | NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1
The submit object is a form control generated with an INPUT element whose TYPE attribute is set to "submit". This object is similar to the button object, but a submit object has more implied power. No script action is necessary for the submit object to do its job of submitting the containing form to the server. If you require a button to perform a script action, but not an actual form submission, use the button object instead. Otherwise, the submit object automatically reloads the current document, perhaps destroying important script variables. To initiate form validation, use the onSubmit event handler of the form object rather than the onClick event handler of the submit button. If the event handler evaluates to true, the form is submitted; if it evaluates to false, the submission is cancelled.
HTML Equivalent
    <INPUT TYPE="submit">
Object Model Reference
NN | [window.]document.formName.elementName [window.]document.forms[i].elements[i]
IE | [window.]document.formName.elementName [window.]document.forms[i].elements[i] [window.]document.all.elementID

accessKey | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
A single character key that "clicks" the submit button. The browser and operating system determine whether the user must press a modifier key (e.g., Ctrl, Alt, or Command) with the access key to "click" the button. In IE 4/Windows, the Alt key is required, and the key is not case sensitive. Not working in IE 4/Mac.
Example
    document.entryForm.mySubmit.accessKey = "s"
Value Single alphanumeric (and punctuation) keyboard character.
Default | None.

disabled | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Whether the element is available for user interaction. When set to true, the element cannot receive focus.
Example
    document.forms[0].mySubmit.disabled = true
Value Boolean value: true | false.
Default | false

form | NN 2 IE 3 DOM n/a
| Read-only
Returns a reference to the FORM element that contains the current element (if any). This property is most often passed as a parameter for an event handler, using the this keyword to refer to the current form control.
Example
    <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Validate Form" onClick="doValidate(this.form)">
Value Object reference.
Default | None.

name | NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1
| Read/Write
The identifier associated with the form control. Names are hidden from user view, since control labels are assigned via other means, depending on the control type. Form control names may also be used by script references to the objects.
Example
    document.orderForm.mySubmit.name = "Win32"
Value Case-sensitive identifier that follows the rules of identifier naming: it may contain no whitespace, cannot begin with a numeral, and should avoid punctuation except for the underscore character.
Default | None.

tabIndex | NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
A number that indicates the sequence of this element within the tabbing order of all focusable elements in the document. Tabbing order follows a strict set of rules. Elements that have values other than zero assigned to their tabIndex properties are first in line when a user starts tabbing in a page. Focus starts with the element with the lowest tabIndex value and proceeds in order to the highest value, regardless of physical location on the page or in the document. If two elements have the same tabIndex values, the element that comes earlier in the document receives focus first. Next come all elements that either don't support the tabIndex property or have the value set to zero. These elements receive focus in the order in which they appear in the document. A value of -1 removes the element from tabbing order altogether. Note that the Macintosh user interface does not provide for giving focus to elements other than text and password INPUT fields.
Example
    document.forms[0].mySubmit.tabIndex = 6
Value Integer.
Default | None.

type | NN 3 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read-only
Returns the type of form control element. The value is returned in lowercase letters. You may have to cycle through all form elements in search of specific types to do some processing on (e.g., emptying all form controls of type "text", leaving other controls untouched).
Example
    if (document.forms[0].elements[3].type == "submit") {
        ...
    }
Value Any of the following constants (as a string): button | checkbox | file | hidden | image | password | radio | reset | select-multiple | select-one | submit | text | textarea.
Default | submit

value | NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1
| Read/Write
This is the rare time that the value property controls the label of a form control: the text that appears on the submit button.
Example
    document.forms[0].mySubmit.value = "Send"
Value String.
Default | Submit

blur( ) | NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Removes focus from the current element and fires an onBlur event (in IE). No other element necessarily receives focus as a result.
Returned Value None.
Parameters None.

focus( ) | NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Gives focus to the current element and fires the onFocus event (in IE). If another element had focus at the time, it receives an onBlur event.
Returned Value None.
Parameters None.

handleEvent( ) | NN 4 IE n/a DOM n/a
handleEvent(event) Instructs the object to accept and process the event whose specifications are passed as the parameter to the method. The object must have an event handler for the event type to process the event. See .
Returned Value None.
Parameters
event | A Navigator 4 event object.