Annotation of html5/spec-author-view/the-button-element.html, revision 1.587
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 — HTML5: Edition for Web Authors</title><link href="whatwg.css" rel="stylesheet"><style type="text/css">
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1.552 mike 342: <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>
343:
1.570 mike 344: <h1>HTML5: Edition for Web Authors</h1>
345:
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1.160 mike 348: <a href="Overview.html#contents">Table of contents</a> –
1.570 mike 349: <a href="the-select-element.html">4.10.9 The select element →</a>
1.552 mike 350: </div>
1.156 mike 351:
1.570 mike 352: <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 353: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content" id="flow-content_125">Flow content</a>.</dd>
1.415 mike 354: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content" id="phrasing-content_138">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
1.516 mike 355: <dd><a href="content-models.html#interactive-content" id="interactive-content_13">Interactive content</a>.</dd>
1.578 mike 356: <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 357: <dt>Contexts in which this element can be used:</dt>
1.415 mike 358: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content" id="phrasing-content_139">phrasing content</a> is expected.</dd>
1.424 mike 359: <dt>Content model:</dt>
1.516 mike 360: <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 361: <dt>Content attributes:</dt>
1.552 mike 362: <dd><a href="global-attributes.html#global-attributes" id="global-attributes_89">Global attributes</a></dd>
1.578 mike 363: <dd><code title="attr-fe-autofocus"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-autofocus" id="autofocus_1">autofocus</a></code></dd>
364: <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 365: <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 366: <dd><code title="attr-fs-formaction"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formaction" id="formaction_26">formaction</a></code></dd>
367: <dd><code title="attr-fs-formenctype"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formenctype" id="formenctype_26">formenctype</a></code></dd>
368: <dd><code title="attr-fs-formmethod"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formmethod" id="formmethod_26">formmethod</a></code></dd>
369: <dd><code title="attr-fs-formnovalidate"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formnovalidate" id="formnovalidate_27">formnovalidate</a></code></dd>
370: <dd><code title="attr-fs-formtarget"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fs-formtarget" id="formtarget_26">formtarget</a></code></dd>
371: <dd><code title="attr-fe-name"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-name" id="name_36">name</a></code></dd>
1.584 mike 372: <dd><code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_80">type</a></code></dd>
1.557 mike 373: <dd><code title="attr-button-value"><a href="#attr-button-value" id="value_32">value</a></code></dd>
1.424 mike 374: <dt>DOM interface:</dt>
1.9 mike 375: <dd>
1.585 mike 376: <pre class="idl">interface <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="htmlbuttonelement" role="button" tabindex="0">HTMLButtonElement</dfn> : <a href="elements.html#htmlelement" id="htmlelement_96">HTMLElement</a> {
1.578 mike 377: attribute boolean <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fe-autofocus" id="dom-fe-autofocus_1" title="dom-fe-autofocus">autofocus</a>;
378: attribute boolean <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fe-disabled" id="dom-fe-disabled_1" title="dom-fe-disabled">disabled</a>;
379: 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>;
380: attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formaction" id="dom-fs-formaction_1" title="dom-fs-formAction">formAction</a>;
381: attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formenctype" id="dom-fs-formenctype_1" title="dom-fs-formEnctype">formEnctype</a>;
382: 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 383: 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 384: attribute DOMString <a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#dom-fs-formtarget" id="dom-fs-formtarget_1" title="dom-fs-formTarget">formTarget</a>;
385: 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 386: attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-button-type" id="dom-button-type_0" title="dom-button-type">type</a>;
387: attribute DOMString <a href="#dom-button-value" id="dom-button-value_0" title="dom-button-value">value</a>;
1.162 mike 388:
1.578 mike 389: readonly attribute boolean <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-willvalidate" title="dom-cva-willValidate">willValidate</a>;
390: 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>;
391: readonly attribute DOMString <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-validationmessage" title="dom-cva-validationMessage">validationMessage</a>;
392: boolean <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-checkvalidatity" title="dom-cva-checkValidatity">checkValidity</a>();
393: void <a href="constraints.html#dom-cva-setcustomvalidity" title="dom-cva-setCustomValidity">setCustomValidity</a>(in DOMString error);
1.9 mike 394:
1.578 mike 395: 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 396: };</pre>
397: </dd>
1.578 mike 398: </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 399: 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 400: attribute controls the behavior of the button when it is activated.
1.578 mike 401: It is an <a href="common-microsyntaxes.html#enumerated-attribute" id="enumerated-attribute_10">enumerated attribute</a>. The following table
1.160 mike 402: lists the keywords and states for the attribute — the keywords
1.9 mike 403: in the left column map to the states in the cell in the second
1.160 mike 404: column on the same row as the keyword.<table><thead><tr><th> Keyword
405: <th> State
406: <th> Brief description
1.461 mike 407: <tbody><tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-submit" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>submit</code></dfn>
1.578 mike 408: <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 409: <td>Submits the form.
1.461 mike 410: <tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-reset" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>reset</code></dfn>
1.578 mike 411: <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 412: <td>Resets the form.
1.461 mike 413: <tr><td><dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-type-button" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>button</code></dfn>
1.578 mike 414: <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 415: <td>Does nothing.
1.578 mike 416: </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>
1.584 mike 417: state.<p>If the <code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_81">type</a></code> attribute is in
1.578 mike 418: 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 419: 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 420: explicitly associate the <code><a href="#the-button-element" id="button_12">button</a></code> element with its
1.578 mike 421: <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>
422: 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 423: the control non-interactive and to prevent its value from being
1.578 mike 424: submitted. The <code title="attr-fe-autofocus"><a href="attributes-common-to-form-controls.html#attr-fe-autofocus" id="autofocus_2">autofocus</a></code>
425: 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
426: <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 427: be used to make submit buttons that do not trigger the constraint
1.578 mike 428: 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
1.584 mike 429: if the element's <code title="attr-button-type"><a href="#attr-button-type" id="type_82">type</a></code>
1.578 mike 430: 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 431: state.<p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="attr-button-value" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>value</code></dfn>
1.9 mike 432: attribute gives the element's value for the purposes of form
1.578 mike 433: 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 434: <code title="attr-button-value"><a href="#attr-button-value" id="value_33">value</a></code> attribute, if there is
1.160 mike 435: one, or the empty string otherwise.<p class="note">A button (and its value) is only included in the
1.9 mike 436: form submission if the button itself was used to initiate the form
1.575 mike 437: submission.</p>
438: <p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="dom-button-value" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>value</code></dfn> IDL
1.578 mike 439: attribute must <a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#reflect" id="reflect_71">reflect</a> the content attribute of the
1.575 mike 440: same name.</p>
441:
442: <p>The <dfn aria-haspopup="true" id="dom-button-type" role="button" tabindex="0"><code>type</code></dfn> IDL
1.578 mike 443: attribute must <a href="common-dom-interfaces.html#reflect" id="reflect_72">reflect</a> the content attribute of the
444: 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 445: <div class="example">
1.9 mike 446:
447: <p>The following button is labeled "Show hint" and pops up a dialog
448: box when activated:</p>
449:
450: <pre><button type=button
451: onclick="alert('This 15-20 minute piece was composed by George Gershwin.')">
452: Show hint
453: </button></pre>
454:
1.160 mike 455: </div>
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