Section 25.175. Input.click( ): simulate a mouse click on a form element

25.175. Input.click( ): simulate a mouse click on a form element

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25.175.1. Synopsis

 void click( ) 

25.175.2. Description

The click( ) method of a form element simulates a mouse click on the form element but does not invoke the onclick event handler of the element.

The click( ) method is not often useful. Because it does not invoke the onclick event handler, it is not useful to call this method on elements of type "button"; they don't have any behavior other than that defined by the onclick handler. Calling click( ) on elements of type "submit" or "reset" submits or resets a form, but this can be more directly achieved with the submit( ) and reset( ) method of the Form object itself.