Clicking a Button from Code | Inside JavaScript

Using the click method, you can simulate a button click. This method also causes the onclick event to occur. Here's an example where I'm simulating a click of one button when the user clicks another (if you're using Netscape Navigator, you'll need version 6+ to use the <BUTTON> element):

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 <HTML>      <HEAD>          <TITLE>              Executing Scripts in Response to User Action          </TITLE>          <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">              <!--             function alerter1()              {                  window.alert("You clicked the button!")              }  function alerter2()   {   document.form1.button1.click()   }  // -->          </SCRIPT>      </HEAD>      <BODY>          <H1>Executing Scripts in Response to User Action</H1>          <FORM NAME="form1">              <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ID="button1" ONCLICK="alerter1()" VALUE="Click Me!">              <BR>  <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ID="button2" ONCLICK="alerter2()" VALUE="Click Me Too!">  </FORM>      </BODY>  </HTML>