HTMLFormElement.action
The HTMLFormElement.action property represents the action of the <form> element.
The action of a form is the program that is executed on the server when the form is submitted. This property can be retrieved or set.
Syntax
var string = form.action; form.action = string;
Example
form.action = '/cgi-bin/publish';
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-fs-action |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
action |
1 |
12 |
1 |
5.5 |
≤12.1 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
≤12.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLFormElement/action