ACTION Attribute | action Property

Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing.

Syntax

HTML Scripting

< ELEMENT ACTION = sURL ... >

object . action [ = sURL ]

Possible Values

sURL	String that specifies or receives the URL to use. If a relative path is specified, the base URL of the document is assumed.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties .

Remarks

The way the data is submitted depends on the value of the method and encoding properties.

Examples

This example uses the ACTION attribute to post a form to a specified URL.

<HTML>
<FORM ACTION ="http://example.microsoft.com/sample.asp" METHOD="POST"> Enter your name:
<INPUT NAME="FName"><BR> Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
<SELECT NAME="Flavor">
<OPTION VALUE="Chocolate">Chocolate
<OPTION VALUE="Strawberry">Strawberry
<OPTION VALUE="Vanilla" SELECTED>Vanilla
</SELECT>
<P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> </FORM>
</HTML>

This example uses the ACTION attribute to specify a URL for the mailto protocol.

<form ACTION ="mailto:sales@widgets.com" method=GET>
<input name=subject type=hidden value="Widget%20Product%20Information%20Request"> Enter your full mailing address<BR>
<TextArea name=body cols=40></textarea>
<input type=submit value="Send Request">
</form>

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 3.2 and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version

Win16:
Win32:
Windows CE:
Unix:
Mac:

FORM , ISINDEX

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