Annotation of html5/spec-author-view/the-button-element.html, revision 1.583

1.577     mike        1: <!doctype html>
1.579     mike        2: <html lang="en-US-x-Hixie"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"><title>4.10.8 The button element &mdash; HTML5: Edition for Web Authors</title><link href="whatwg.css" rel="stylesheet"><style type="text/css">
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1.581     mike       21:    i, em { font-style: italic; }
1.1       mike       22:    dt dfn { font-style: italic; }
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1.34      mike       29:    table thead, table tbody { border-bottom: solid; }
1.1       mike       30:    table tbody th:first-child { border-left: solid; }
                     31:    table tbody th { text-align: left; }
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                     34: 
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                     41: 
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1.23      mike       48:    dl.domintro { color: green; margin: 2em 0 2em 2em; padding: 0.5em 1em; border: none; background: #DDFFDD; }
1.1       mike       49:    hr + dl.domintro, div.impl + dl.domintro { margin-top: 2.5em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
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                     62:    a .diff-new { border-bottom: 1px blue solid; }
                     63: 
                     64:    h2 { page-break-before: always; }
                     65:    h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { page-break-after: avoid; }
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                     67: 
1.306     mike       68:    p  > span:not([title=""]):not([class="XXX"]):not([class="impl"]):not([class="note"]),
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1.1       mike       70: 
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                     73:    div.head h1 { margin: 0; }
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                     76:    div.head dl { margin: 1em 0; }
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                     78: 
                     79:    body > .toc > li { margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; }
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                     88: 
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                     95: 
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1.581     mike      107:    .note em, .warning em, .note i, .warning i { font-style: normal; }
1.1       mike      108:    p.note, div.note { padding: 0.5em 2em; }
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1.132     mike      119:    .bookkeeping dt { margin: 0.5em 2em 0; }
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1.1       mike      121: 
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                    163: 
1.14      mike      164:    body.dfnEnabled dfn { cursor: pointer; }
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                    182: 
1.1       mike      183:    #configUI { position: absolute; z-index: 20; top: 10em; right: 1em; width: 11em; font-size: small; }
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                    185:    #configUI p label { display: block; }
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                    187:    #configUI input[type=button] { display: block; margin: auto; }
1.121     mike      188: 
1.321     mike      189:    fieldset { margin: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em; }
                    190:    fieldset > legend + * { margin-top: 0; }
1.293     mike      191:    fieldset > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
1.321     mike      192:    fieldset p { margin: 0.5em 0; }
                    193: 
1.578     mike      194:   </style><link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"><link href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-ED" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><script src="link-fixup.js" type="text/javascript"></script><style type="text/css">
1.1       mike      195: 
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1.136     mike      202:    .matrix, .matrix td { border: hidden; text-align: right; }
1.1       mike      203:    .matrix { margin-left: 2em; }
                    204: 
                    205:    .dice-example { border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden solid solid hidden; border-width: thin; margin-left: 3em; }
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                    207:    .dice-example td, .dice-example th { border: solid thin; width: 1.35em; height: 1.05em; text-align: center; padding: 0; }
                    208: 
1.213     mike      209:    td.eg { border-width: thin; text-align: center; }
                    210: 
1.1       mike      211:    #table-example-1 { border: solid thin; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 3em; }
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                    215:    #table-example-1 th, #table-example-1 td { border: solid thin; }
                    216:    #table-example-1 th { font-weight: normal; }
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                    220:    #table-example-1 tbody tr:last-child td { padding-bottom: 1.5em; }
                    221:    #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child { padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 0; width: 9em; }
                    222:    #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child::after { content: leader(". "); }
                    223:    #table-example-1 tbody td { padding-left: 2em; padding-right: 2em; }
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                    226:    #table-example-1 tbody td:first-child + td + td + td ~ td { width: 1.25em; }
                    227: 
                    228:    .apple-table-examples { border: none; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 1.5em 0em; width: 40em; margin-left: 3em; }
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                    233:    .apple-table-examples tbody th::after, .apple-table-examples tfoot th::after { content: leader(". ") }
                    234:    .apple-table-examples tbody th, .apple-table-examples tfoot th { font: inherit; text-align: left; }
                    235:    .apple-table-examples td { text-align: right; vertical-align: top; }
                    236:    .apple-table-examples.e1 tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: solid 1px; }
1.9       mike      237:    .apple-table-examples.e1 tbody + tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: double 3px; }
                    238:    .apple-table-examples.e2 th[scope=row] { padding-left: 1em; }
                    239:    .apple-table-examples sup { line-height: 0; }
                    240: 
1.11      mike      241:    .details-example img { vertical-align: top; }
                    242: 
1.386     mike      243:    #base64-table {
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                    247:      column-count: 5;
                    248:      column-gap: 1em;
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                    251:      -moz-column-gap: 1em;
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                    253:      -webkit-column-count: 5;
                    254:      -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
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                    257:    #base64-table * { border: none; }
                    258:    #base64-table tbody td:first-child:after { content: ':'; }
                    259:    #base64-table tbody td:last-child { text-align: right; }
                    260: 
1.26      mike      261:    #named-character-references-table {
1.257     mike      262:      white-space: nowrap;
1.26      mike      263:      font-size: 0.6em;
1.257     mike      264:      column-width: 30em;
1.26      mike      265:      column-gap: 1em;
1.257     mike      266:      -moz-column-width: 30em;
1.26      mike      267:      -moz-column-gap: 1em;
1.257     mike      268:      -webkit-column-width: 30em;
1.26      mike      269:      -webkit-column-gap: 1em;
                    270:    }
1.257     mike      271:    #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:first-child + td,
1.26      mike      272:    #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:last-child { text-align: center; }
                    273:    #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr > td:last-child:hover > span { position: absolute; top: auto; left: auto; margin-left: 0.5em; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 5em; border: outset; padding: 0.25em 0.5em; background: white; width: 1.25em; height: auto; text-align: center; }
1.257     mike      274:    #named-character-references-table > table > tbody > tr#entity-CounterClockwiseContourIntegral > td:first-child { font-size: 0.5em; }
1.26      mike      275: 
1.35      mike      276:    .glyph.control { color: red; }
                    277: 
1.38      mike      278:    @font-face {
                    279:      font-family: 'Essays1743';
                    280:      src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743.ttf');
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                    282:    @font-face {
                    283:      font-family: 'Essays1743';
                    284:      font-weight: bold;
                    285:      src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-Bold.ttf');
                    286:    }
                    287:    @font-face {
                    288:      font-family: 'Essays1743';
                    289:      font-style: italic;
                    290:      src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-Italic.ttf');
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                    292:    @font-face {
                    293:      font-family: 'Essays1743';
                    294:      font-style: italic;
                    295:      font-weight: bold;
                    296:      src: url('http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/fonts/Essays1743-BoldItalic.ttf');
                    297:    }
                    298: 
1.425     mike      299:   </style><script type="text/javascript">
1.399     mike      300:  function getCookie(name) {
                    301:    var params = location.search.substr(1).split("&");
                    302:    for (var index = 0; index < params.length; index++) {
                    303:      if (params[index] == name)
                    304:        return "1";
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                    308:    }
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                    310:    for (var index = 0; index < cookies.length; index++) {
                    311:      var data = cookies[index].split("=");
                    312:      if (data[0] == name)
                    313:        return unescape(data[1]);
                    314:    }
                    315:    return null;
                    316:  }
                    317:  function load(script) {
                    318:    var e = document.createElement('script');
                    319:    e.setAttribute('src', script + '?' + encodeURIComponent(location) + '&' + encodeURIComponent(document.referrer));
                    320:    document.body.appendChild(e);
                    321:  }
                    322:  function init() {
                    323:    if (location.search == '?slow-browser')
                    324:      return;
                    325:    var configUI = document.createElement('div');
                    326:    configUI.id = 'configUI';
                    327:    document.body.appendChild(configUI);
                    328:    if (document.getElementById('head'))
                    329:      load('toc.js');
                    330:    load('dfn.js');
                    331:    if (getCookie('profile') == '1')
                    332:      document.getElementsByTagName('h2')[0].textContent += '; load: ' + (new Date() - loadTimer) + 'ms';
                    333:    fixBrokenLink();
                    334:  }
1.578     mike      335: </script><script src="dfn.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="toc.js" type="text/javascript"></script><link href="common-input-element-apis.html" rel="prev" title="4.10.7.3 Common input element APIs">
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1.570     mike      337:   <link href="the-select-element.html" rel="next" title="4.10.9 The select element">
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1.552     mike      341: <script src="jump-indexes.js"></script><p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img alt="W3C" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" width="72"></a></p>
                    342: 
1.570     mike      343:    <h1>HTML5: Edition for Web Authors</h1>
                    344:    
                    345:    </div><div class="prev_next">
1.578     mike      346:    <a href="common-input-element-apis.html">&larr; 4.10.7.3 Common input element APIs</a> &ndash;
1.160     mike      347:    <a href="Overview.html#contents">Table of contents</a> &ndash;
1.570     mike      348:    <a href="the-select-element.html">4.10.9 The select element &rarr;</a>
1.552     mike      349:   </div>
1.156     mike      350: 
1.570     mike      351:   <h4 id="the-button-element"><span class="secno">4.10.8 </span>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>button</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
1.442     mike      352:    <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content" id="flow-content_125">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1.415     mike      353:    <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content" id="phrasing-content_138">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
1.516     mike      354:    <dd><a href="content-models.html#interactive-content" id="interactive-content_13">Interactive content</a>.</dd>
1.578     mike      355:    <dd><a href="forms.html#category-listed" id="category-listed_5" title="category-listed">Listed</a>, <a href="forms.html#category-label" id="category-label_3" title="category-label">labelable</a>, and <a href="forms.html#category-submit" id="category-submit_4" title="category-submit">submittable</a> <a href="forms.html#form-associated-element" id="form-associated-element_8">form-associated element</a>.</dd>
1.424     mike      356:    <dt>Contexts in which this element can be used:</dt>
1.415     mike      357:    <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content" id="phrasing-content_139">phrasing content</a> is expected.</dd>
1.424     mike      358:    <dt>Content model:</dt>
1.516     mike      359:    <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content" id="phrasing-content_140">Phrasing content</a>, but there must be no <a href="content-models.html#interactive-content" id="interactive-content_14">interactive content</a> descendant.</dd>
1.424     mike      360:    <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
1.552     mike      361:    <dd><a href="global-attributes.html#global-attributes" id="global-attributes_89">Global attributes</a></dd>
1.578     mike      362:    <dd><code title="attr-fe-autofocus"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-autofocus" id="autofocus_1">autofocus</a></code></dd>
                    363:    <dd><code title="attr-fe-disabled"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-disabled" id="disabled_13">disabled</a></code></dd>
1.580     mike      364:    <dd><code title="attr-fae-form"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fae-form" id="form_48">form</a></code></dd>
1.578     mike      365:    <dd><code title="attr-fs-formaction"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formaction" id="formaction_26">formaction</a></code></dd>
                    366:    <dd><code title="attr-fs-formenctype"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formenctype" id="formenctype_26">formenctype</a></code></dd>
                    367:    <dd><code title="attr-fs-formmethod"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formmethod" id="formmethod_26">formmethod</a></code></dd>
                    368:    <dd><code title="attr-fs-formnovalidate"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formnovalidate" id="formnovalidate_27">formnovalidate</a></code></dd>
                    369:    <dd><code title="attr-fs-formtarget"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formtarget" id="formtarget_26">formtarget</a></code></dd>
                    370:    <dd><code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-name" id="name_36">name</a></code></dd>
1.583   ! mike      371:    <dd><code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_79">type</a></code></dd>
1.557     mike      372:    <dd><code title="attr-button-value"><a href="#attr-button-value" id="value_32">value</a></code></dd>
1.424     mike      373:    <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
1.9       mike      374:    <dd>
1.455     mike      375: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="htmlbuttonelement" role="button" tabindex="0">HTMLButtonElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement" id="htmlelement_97">HTMLElement</a> {
1.578     mike      376:            attribute boolean <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fe-autofocus" id="dom-fe-autofocus_1" title="dom-fe-autofocus">autofocus</a>;
                    377:            attribute boolean <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fe-disabled" id="dom-fe-disabled_1" title="dom-fe-disabled">disabled</a>;
                    378:   readonly attribute <a href="the-form-element.html#htmlformelement" id="htmlformelement_5">HTMLFormElement</a>? <a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#dom-fae-form" title="dom-fae-form">form</a>;
                    379:            attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formaction" id="dom-fs-formaction_1" title="dom-fs-formAction">formAction</a>;
                    380:            attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formenctype" id="dom-fs-formenctype_1" title="dom-fs-formEnctype">formEnctype</a>;
                    381:            attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formmethod" id="dom-fs-formmethod_1" title="dom-fs-formMethod">formMethod</a>;
1.582     mike      382:            attribute boolean <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formnovalidate" id="dom-fs-formnovalidate_1" title="dom-fs-formNoValidate">formNoValidate</a>;
1.578     mike      383:            attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formtarget" id="dom-fs-formtarget_1" title="dom-fs-formTarget">formTarget</a>;
                    384:            attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fe-name" id="dom-fe-name_2" title="dom-fe-name">name</a>;
1.557     mike      385:            attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-button-type" id="dom-button-type_0" title="dom-button-type">type</a>;
                    386:            attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-button-value" id="dom-button-value_0" title="dom-button-value">value</a>;
1.162     mike      387: 
1.578     mike      388:   readonly attribute boolean <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-willvalidate" title="dom-cva-willValidate">willValidate</a>;
                    389:   readonly attribute <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/association-of-controls-and-forms.html#validitystate" title='Read about this "ValidityState" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>ValidityState</a> <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-validity" id="dom-cva-validity_3" title="dom-cva-validity">validity</a>;
                    390:   readonly attribute DOMString <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-validationmessage" title="dom-cva-validationMessage">validationMessage</a>;
                    391:   boolean <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-checkvalidatity" title="dom-cva-checkValidatity">checkValidity</a>();
                    392:   void <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-setcustomvalidity" title="dom-cva-setCustomValidity">setCustomValidity</a>(in DOMString error);
1.9       mike      393: 
1.578     mike      394:   readonly attribute <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/infrastructure.html#nodelist" title='Read about this "NodeList" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>NodeList</a> <a href="the-label-element.html#dom-lfe-labels" title="dom-lfe-labels">labels</a>;
1.9       mike      395: };</pre>
                    396:    </dd>
1.578     mike      397:   </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-button-element" id="button_11">button</a></code> element <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/rendering.html#represents" title='Read about this "represents" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>represents</a> a
1.516     mike      398:   button. <p>The element is a <a href="forms.html#concept-button" id="concept-button_4" title="concept-button">button</a>.<p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>type</code></dfn>
1.9       mike      399:   attribute controls the behavior of the button when it is activated.
1.578     mike      400:   It is an <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#enumerated-attribute" id="enumerated-attribute_10">enumerated attribute</a>. The following table
1.160     mike      401:   lists the keywords and states for the attribute &mdash; the keywords
1.9       mike      402:   in the left column map to the states in the cell in the second
1.160     mike      403:   column on the same row as the keyword.<table><thead><tr><th> Keyword
                    404:      <th> State
                    405:      <th> Brief description
1.461     mike      406:    <tbody><tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-submit" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>submit</code></dfn>
1.578     mike      407:      <td><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-submit-state" title='Read about this "Submit Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Submit Button</a>
1.160     mike      408:      <td>Submits the form.
1.461     mike      409:     <tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-reset" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>reset</code></dfn>
1.578     mike      410:      <td><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-reset-state" title='Read about this "Reset Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Reset Button</a>
1.160     mike      411:      <td>Resets the form.
1.461     mike      412:     <tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-button" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>button</code></dfn>
1.578     mike      413:      <td><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-button-state" title='Read about this "Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Button</a>
1.160     mike      414:      <td>Does nothing.
1.578     mike      415:   </table><p>The <i>missing value default</i> is the <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-submit-state" title='Read about this "Submit Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Submit Button</a>
1.583   ! mike      416:   state.<p>If the <code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_80">type</a></code> attribute is in
1.578     mike      417:   the <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-submit-state" title='Read about this "Submit Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Submit Button</a>
1.580     mike      418:   state, the element is specifically a <a href="forms.html#concept-submit-button" id="concept-submit-button_2" title="concept-submit-button">submit button</a>.<p>The <code title="attr-fae-form"><a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#attr-fae-form" id="form_49">form</a></code> attribute is used to
1.516     mike      419:   explicitly associate the <code><a href="#the-button-element" id="button_12">button</a></code> element with its
1.578     mike      420:   <a href="association-of-controls-and-forms.html#form-owner" id="form-owner_8">form owner</a>. The <code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-name" id="name_37">name</a></code>
                    421:   attribute represents the element's name. The <code title="attr-fe-disabled"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-disabled" id="disabled_14">disabled</a></code> attribute is used to make
1.9       mike      422:   the control non-interactive and to prevent its value from being
1.578     mike      423:   submitted. The <code title="attr-fe-autofocus"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-autofocus" id="autofocus_2">autofocus</a></code>
                    424:   attribute controls focus. The <code title="attr-fs-formaction"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formaction" id="formaction_27">formaction</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formenctype"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formenctype" id="formenctype_27">formenctype</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formmethod"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formmethod" id="formmethod_27">formmethod</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formnovalidate"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formnovalidate" id="formnovalidate_28">formnovalidate</a></code>, and <code title="attr-fs-formtarget"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formtarget" id="formtarget_27">formtarget</a></code> attributes are
                    425:   <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attributes-for-form-submission" id="attributes-for-form-submission_3">attributes for form submission</a>.<p class="note">The <code title="attr-fs-formnovalidate"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formnovalidate" id="formnovalidate_29">formnovalidate</a></code> attribute can
1.9       mike      426:   be used to make submit buttons that do not trigger the constraint
1.578     mike      427:   validation.<p>The <code title="attr-fs-formaction"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formaction" id="formaction_28">formaction</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formenctype"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formenctype" id="formenctype_28">formenctype</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formmethod"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formmethod" id="formmethod_28">formmethod</a></code>, <code title="attr-fs-formnovalidate"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formnovalidate" id="formnovalidate_30">formnovalidate</a></code>, and <code title="attr-fs-formtarget"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formtarget" id="formtarget_28">formtarget</a></code> must not be specified
1.583   ! mike      428:   if the element's <code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_81">type</a></code>
1.578     mike      429:   attribute is not in the <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/the-button-element.html#attr-button-type-submit-state" title='Read about this "Submit Button" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>Submit Button</a>
1.461     mike      430:   state.<p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-value" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>value</code></dfn>
1.9       mike      431:   attribute gives the element's value for the purposes of form
1.578     mike      432:   submission. The element's <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/association-of-controls-and-forms.html#concept-fe-value" title='Read about this "value" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>value</a> is the value of the element's
1.557     mike      433:   <code title="attr-button-value"><a href="#attr-button-value" id="value_33">value</a></code> attribute, if there is
1.160     mike      434:   one, or the empty string otherwise.<p class="note">A button (and its value) is only included in the
1.9       mike      435:   form submission if the button itself was used to initiate the form
1.575     mike      436:   submission.</p>
                    437: <p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="dom-button-value" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>value</code></dfn> IDL
1.578     mike      438:   attribute must <a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#reflect" id="reflect_71">reflect</a> the content attribute of the
1.575     mike      439:   same name.</p>
                    440: 
                    441: <p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="dom-button-type" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>type</code></dfn> IDL
1.578     mike      442:   attribute must <a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#reflect" id="reflect_72">reflect</a> the content attribute of the
                    443:   same name, <a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/common-dom-interfaces.html#limited-to-only-known-values" title='Read about this "limited to only known values" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>limited to only known values</a>.</p>
1.575     mike      444: <div class="example">
1.9       mike      445: 
                    446:    <p>The following button is labeled "Show hint" and pops up a dialog
                    447:    box when activated:</p>
                    448: 
                    449:    <pre>&lt;button type=button
                    450:         onclick="alert('This 15-20 minute piece was composed by George Gershwin.')"&gt;
                    451:  Show hint
                    452: &lt;/button&gt;</pre>
                    453: 
1.160     mike      454:   </div>

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