Module jdk.xml.dom
Package org.w3c.dom.html

## Interface HTMLFormElement

- All Superinterfaces:
    `Element`, `HTMLElement`, `Node`

      public interface HTMLFormElement
      extends HTMLElement

  The `FORM` element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It provides direct access to the contained input elements as well as the attributes of the form element. See the FORM element definition in HTML 4.0.

  See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification.

  Since:
    1.4, DOM Level 2

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields declared in interface org.w3c.dom.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, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE`

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `getAcceptCharset()` | List of character sets supported by the server.
    `String` | `getAction()` | Server-side form handler.
    `HTMLCollection` | `getElements()` | Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.
    `String` | `getEnctype()` | The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
    `int` | `getLength()` | The number of form controls in the form.
    `String` | `getMethod()` | HTTP method used to submit form.
    `String` | `getName()` | Names the form.
    `String` | `getTarget()` | Frame to render the resource in.
    `void` | `reset()` | Restores a form element's default values.
    `void` | `setAcceptCharset​(String acceptCharset)` |
    `void` | `setAction​(String action)` |
    `void` | `setEnctype​(String enctype)` |
    `void` | `setMethod​(String method)` |
    `void` | `setName​(String name)` |
    `void` | `setTarget​(String target)` |
    `void` | `submit()` | Submits the form.

    - ### Methods declared in interface org.w3c.dom.Element

      `getAttribute, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getAttributeNS, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getSchemaTypeInfo, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNode, setIdAttributeNS`

    - ### Methods declared in interface org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLElement

      `getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle`

    - ### Methods declared in interface org.w3c.dom.Node

      `appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getElements

          HTMLCollection getElements()

      Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.

    - #### getLength

          int getLength()

      The number of form controls in the form.

    - #### getName

          String getName()

      Names the form.

    - #### setName

          void setName​(String name)

    - #### getAcceptCharset

          String getAcceptCharset()

      List of character sets supported by the server. See the accept-charset attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    - #### setAcceptCharset

          void setAcceptCharset​(String acceptCharset)

    - #### getAction

          String getAction()

      Server-side form handler. See the action attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    - #### setAction

          void setAction​(String action)

    - #### getEnctype

          String getEnctype()

      The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". See the enctype attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    - #### setEnctype

          void setEnctype​(String enctype)

    - #### getMethod

          String getMethod()

      HTTP method used to submit form. See the method attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    - #### setMethod

          void setMethod​(String method)

    - #### getTarget

          String getTarget()

      Frame to render the resource in. See the target attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

    - #### setTarget

          void setTarget​(String target)

    - #### submit

          void submit()

      Submits the form. It performs the same action as a submit button.

    - #### reset

          void reset()

      Restores a form element's default values. It performs the same action as a reset button.