HTMLFormElement (Java Platform SE 6)

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org.w3c.dom.html
interface HTMLFormElement

All Superinterfaces:: Element, HTMLElement, Node

public interface HTMLFormElement
extends HTMLElement

The FORM element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It provides direct access to the contained input elements as well as the attributes of the form element. See the FORM element definition in HTML 4.0.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.dom.Node
`ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.dom.Node


ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE

Method Summary
`String`	`getAcceptCharset()` List of character sets supported by the server.
`String`	`getAction()` Server-side form handler.
`HTMLCollection`	`getElements()` Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.
`String`	`getEnctype()` The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
`int`	`getLength()` The number of form controls in the form.
`String`	`getMethod()` HTTP method used to submit form.
`String`	`getName()` Names the form.
`String`	`getTarget()` Frame to render the resource in.
`void`	`reset()` Restores a form element's default values.
`void`	`setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)`
`void`	`setAction(String action)`
`void`	`setEnctype(String enctype)`
`void`	`setMethod(String method)`
`void`	`setName(String name)`
`void`	`setTarget(String target)`
`void`	`submit()` Submits the form.

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.dom.html.HTMLElement
`getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.dom.Element
`getAttribute, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getAttributeNS, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getSchemaTypeInfo, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNode, setIdAttributeNS`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.dom.Node
appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.dom.Node


appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData

Method Detail

getAcceptCharset

public String getAcceptCharset()

List of character sets supported by the server. See the accept-charset attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

getAction

public String getAction()

Server-side form handler. See the action attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

getElements

public HTMLCollection getElements()

Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.

getEnctype

public String getEnctype()

The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". See the enctype attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

getLength

public int getLength()

The number of form controls in the form.

getMethod

public String getMethod()

HTTP method used to submit form. See the method attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

getName

public String getName()

Names the form.

getTarget

public String getTarget()

Frame to render the resource in. See the target attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

reset

public void reset()

Restores a form element's default values. It performs the same action as a reset button.

setAcceptCharset

public void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)

Parameters:: acceptCharset

setAction

public void setAction(String action)

Parameters:: action

setEnctype

public void setEnctype(String enctype)

Parameters:: enctype

setMethod

public void setMethod(String method)

Parameters:: method

setName

public void setName(String name)

Parameters:: name

setTarget

public void setTarget(String target)

Parameters:: target

submit

public void submit()

Submits the form. It performs the same action as a submit button.