The submit event fires when the target form element is submitted.
Scripting submit events through Javascript and the DOM:
Javascript CODE EXAMPLE
<script type="text/javascript">
function addEventsToHTML(){
var form1 = document.getElementById('form1');
form1.onsubmit = submitHandler;
function submitHandler(){
alert("You just submit: "+this.email.value);
}
}
window.onload = addEventsToHTML;
</script>
<form id="form1" name="form1">
Email: <input id="email" name="email">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Establishing submit events direct on the html elements:
Javascript CODE EXAMPLE
<script type="text/javascript">
function submitHandler(target){
alert("You just submit: "+target.email.value);
}
</script>
<form id="form1" name="form1" onsubmit="submitHandler(this);">
Email: <input id="email" name="email">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>