Package com.google.gwt.dom.client

Class FormElement

java.lang.Object

com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject

com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node

com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element

com.google.gwt.dom.client.FormElement

@TagName("form")
public class FormElement
extends Element

The FORM element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It provides direct access to the contained form controls as well as the attributes of the form element.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	TAG

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element

DRAGGABLE_AUTO, DRAGGABLE_FALSE, DRAGGABLE_TRUE

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node

DOCUMENT_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, TEXT_NODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	FormElement()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FormElement	as(Element elem)	Assert that the given Element is compatible with this class and automatically typecast it.
final String	getAcceptCharset()	List of character sets supported by the server.
final String	getAction()	Server-side form handler.
final NodeCollection<Element>	getElements()	Returns a collection of all form control elements in the form.
final String	getEnctype()	The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
final String	getMethod()	HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.
final String	getName()	Names the form.
final String	getTarget()	Frame to render the resource in.
static boolean	is(JavaScriptObject o)	Determines whether the given JavaScriptObject can be cast to this class.
static boolean	is(Element elem)	Determine whether the given Element can be cast to this class.
static boolean	is(Node node)	Determine whether the given Node can be cast to this class.
final void	reset()	Restores a form element's default values.
final void	setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)	List of character sets supported by the server.
final void	setAction(SafeUri action)	Server-side form handler.
final void	setAction(String action)	Server-side form handler.
final void	setEnctype(String enctype)	The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
final void	setMethod(String method)	HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.
final void	setName(String name)	Names the form.
final void	setTarget(String target)	Frame to render the resource in.
final void	submit()	Submits the form.

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element

addClassName, as, as, blur, dispatchEvent, focus, getAbsoluteBottom, getAbsoluteLeft, getAbsoluteRight, getAbsoluteTop, getAttribute, getClassName, getClientHeight, getClientWidth, getDir, getDraggable, getElementsByTagName, getFirstChildElement, getId, getInnerHTML, getInnerText, getLang, getNextSiblingElement, getOffsetHeight, getOffsetLeft, getOffsetParent, getOffsetTop, getOffsetWidth, getPreviousSiblingElement, getPropertyBoolean, getPropertyDouble, getPropertyInt, getPropertyJSO, getPropertyObject, getPropertyString, getScrollHeight, getScrollLeft, getScrollTop, getScrollWidth, getString, getStyle, getTabIndex, getTagName, getTitle, hasAttribute, hasClassName, hasTagName, indexOfName, removeAttribute, removeClassName, replaceClassName, scrollIntoView, setAttribute, setClassName, setDir, setDraggable, setId, setInnerHTML, setInnerSafeHtml, setInnerText, setLang, setPropertyBoolean, setPropertyDouble, setPropertyInt, setPropertyJSO, setPropertyObject, setPropertyString, setScrollLeft, setScrollTop, setTabIndex, setTitle, toggleClassName

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node

appendChild, cloneNode, getChild, getChildCount, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentElement, getParentNode, getPreviousSibling, hasChildNodes, hasParentElement, insertAfter, insertBefore, insertFirst, isOrHasChild, removeAllChildren, removeChild, removeFromParent, replaceChild, setNodeValue

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject

cast, createArray, createArray, createFunction, createObject, equals, hashCode, toSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

TAG

public static final String TAG

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

FormElement

protected FormElement()

Method Details

as

public static FormElement as(Element elem)

Assert that the given Element is compatible with this class and automatically typecast it.

is

public static boolean is(JavaScriptObject o)

Determines whether the given JavaScriptObject can be cast to this class. A null object will cause this method to return false.

is

public static boolean is(Node node)

Determine whether the given Node can be cast to this class. A null node will cause this method to return false.

is

public static boolean is(Element elem)

Determine whether the given Element can be cast to this class. A null node will cause this method to return false.

getAcceptCharset

public final String getAcceptCharset()

List of character sets supported by the server.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

getAction

public final String getAction()

Server-side form handler.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

getElements

public final NodeCollection<Element> getElements()

Returns a collection of all form control elements in the form.

getEnctype

public final String getEnctype()

The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". Note: The onsubmit even handler is not guaranteed to be triggered when invoking this method. The behavior is inconsistent for historical reasons and authors should not rely on a particular one.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

getMethod

public final String getMethod()

HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

getName

public final String getName()

Names the form.

getTarget

public final String getTarget()

Frame to render the resource in.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

reset

public final void reset()

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

setAcceptCharset

public final void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset)

List of character sets supported by the server.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

setAction

public final void setAction(SafeUri action)

Server-side form handler.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

setAction

public final void setAction(String action)

Server-side form handler.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

setEnctype

public final void setEnctype(String enctype)

The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". Note: The onsubmit even handler is not guaranteed to be triggered when invoking this method. The behavior is inconsistent for historical reasons and authors should not rely on a particular one.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

setMethod

public final void setMethod(String method)

HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

setName

public final void setName(String name)

Names the form.

setTarget

public final void setTarget(String target)

Frame to render the resource in.

See Also:

• W3C HTML Specification

submit

public final void submit()

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