HTMLFormElement: method property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The HTMLFormElement.method property represents the
HTTP method used to submit the <form>.
Unless explicitly specified, the default method is 'get'.
Value
A string.
Examples
js
document.forms["myform"].method = "post";
const formElement = document.createElement("form"); // Create a form
document.body.appendChild(formElement);
console.log(formElement.method); // 'get'
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-fs-method |
Browser compatibility
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