IHTMLFormElement Interface

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This interface specifies that the contained controls take part in a form.

IHTMLFormElement Methods

get_action	Retrieves the address to be used to carry out the action of the form. If none is specified, the base URL of the document is used.
get_dir	Retrieves the direction value for the form. The direction represents the direction of the text on the form.
get_elements	Retrieves an interface pointer to a zero-based collection of the elements in the form.
get_encoding	Retrieves the mime-encoding for the form.
get_length	Retrieves the number of elements in a collection.
get_method	Retrieves how the form data should be sent to the server, either as GET or POST.
get_name	Retrieves the name of the control, bookmark, or application.
get_newEnum	Retrieves an enumerator interface that can be used to iterate through the form element collection.
get_onreset	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onreset event for a FORM element.
get_onsubmit	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onsubmit event for a FORM element.
get_target	Retrieves the window or frame to target the contents at.
item	Retrieves an element or a collection from the given collection.
put_action	Sets the address to be used to carry out the action of the form. If none is specified, the base URL of the document is used.
put_dir	Sets the form's direction property. The direction represents the direction of the text on the form.
put_encoding	Sets the mime encoding for the form.
put_length	Sets the number of elements in a collection.
put_method	Sets how the form data should be sent to the server, either as GET or POST.
put_name	Sets the name of the control, bookmark, or application.
put_onreset	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onreset event for a FORM element.
put_onsubmit	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onsubmit event for a FORM element.
put_target	Sets the window or frame to target the contents at.
reset	Simulates a mouse click on a reset button
submit	Submits the form and fires the onsubmit event.
tags	Retrieves a collection of all elements in the given collection that have the given HTML tag name.

Interface Information

Implementation	System (Mshtml.dll)
Inherits from	IDispatch
Header and IDL files	Mshtml.h, Mshtml.idl
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

Remarks

When programming the form, all control-like elements are added to the form as named items. In addition, these items are exposed through the IHTMLFormElement::item method.

When the focus is on a control in a form, pressing the ESC key once causes the value of the control to revert back to the last value, and pressing the ESC key again resets the form.

If one and only one text box is on a form, pressing ENTER fires the onsubmit event. If the form has a submit button, the button appears with a dark border, indicating that pressing ENTER submits the form.

The FORM element is a block element.