Input Type=Submit
 
Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
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Standards Details:
In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
XHTML Modules:
Basic Forms, Forms
CSS 'display' Type:
"inline" (Replaced element)
CSS Mapping:
NA
Default Rendering:
An activate-able button widget with the indicated VALUE attribute as the displayed content. Activation submits the form to its specified destination.
Official Docs:
HTML 4.x, XHTML 1.1

What is it?
SUBMIT is a TYPE attribute value to the INPUT element for FORMs. It specifies a button that, when activated, submits the information entered to a processing script. If there are multiple SUBMIT buttons in a form, only the one activated should be sent to the form processing script.

Common Attributes
%Core%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O4]
%Accessibility%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6|O5]
%Events%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N2|O3]
%Language%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N6B1|O]
%Data%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
%Editing%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5.5|M|N|O]

Specific Attributes
Accesskey
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B2|O7]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using a keyboard character. This is a common GUI paradigm also known as a "keyboard shortcut" or "keyboard accelerator" A single character is used as the value of this attribute. In addition, a platform-dependent key is usually used in combination with the ACCESSKEY character to access the functionality of the active field.
Values: CDATA. [A single, case-insensitive character from a browser's character set.]
Align
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N6B1|O]
Standards Details: Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1.
Required? No
Description:
This attribute specifies the alignment of text following the INPUT reference relative to the field on screen. LEFT and RIGHT specify floating horizontal alignment of the form field in the browser window, and subsequent text will wrap around the form field. The other options specify vertical alignment of text relative to the form field on the same line.
Values: Left | Right | Top | Texttop | Middle | Absmiddle | Baseline | Bottom | Absbottom
Disabled
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O5]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This is a stand-alone attribute which indicates the element is initially non-functional. Disabled form elements should not be submitted to the form processing script.
Values: NA (HTML); disabled (XHTML)
Height
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N4B2-4.x|O4-6.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the height of the submit button in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
Name
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This attribute contributes the 'name' portion of a name/value pair for this field. It is added to the stream of submitted data used by the form processing script.
Values: CDATA
SDAPref
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This is an SGML Document Access (SDA) attribute. SDA attributes are designed to transform HTML (and other SGML-based documents) to the ICADD DTD - which is used in creating accessible documents for users with visual disabilities (rendering in Braille, large print, speech synthesis, etc.) The attribute value specifies content to be added BEFORE the original element content (in this case the string "Input: ") when the SDA document is rendered.
Value: "Input: "
Tabindex
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B3|O7]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
"Tabbing" is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using a standard keyboard sequence. All the active elements in a document can be cycled through using this sequence (ex: Windows TAB key.) The order of the active elements in this cycle is usually the order they occur in the document, but the TABINDEX attribute allows a different order to be established. The use of this attribute should create the following tabbing order cycle if the browser supports the attribute:
  1. Active elements using the TABINDEX attribute with positive integers are navigated first. Low values are navigated first.
  2. Active elements not specifying any TABINDEX attribute
Those elements carrying a DISABLED attribute or using negative TABINDEX values do not participate in the tabbing cycle.
Values: Positive or negative integers.
Type
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? Yes*
Description:
* This is the required TYPE attribute for this INPUT mechanism. From the strict view, the TYPE attribute is not required.
Values: SUBMIT
Value
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This attribute contributes the 'value' portion of a name/value pair for this field. It is added to the stream of submitted data used by the form processing script. It is also used to indicate an alternate button label to be used in place of the default [usually "Submit".]
Values: CDATA
Width
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N4B2-4.x|O4-6.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the width of the submit button in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
Example
<form>
   <input type="submit" value="Submit Information Now!" />
</form>
Parent Model
%In-line Parent% | %Block Parent%
Content Model
This element does not accept any content.
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