Get Forms (Jquery vs Javascript)

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What would the equivalent of

document.forms[0].submit();

...be in jquery format? I know it would look like something similar to:

$("form").submit()

But i'm not sure how to just send a general form without knowing it's id

Felix · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15 16:30:37Z

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Since your javascript code is trying to submit first form in the page, in jQuery you've multiple ways to achieve it, one way is to use .first():

Reduce the set of matched elements to the first in the set.

$("form").first().submit()

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 16:30

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Alex Over a year ago

Thanks! I'm using this in a get request. I dumbed down the function for this purpose. Could you tell me if this would work? $.get(link,function (data){ $(data).("form").first().submit(); } );

Felix Over a year ago

Try to use: $(data).find("form").first().submit();

bobthedeveloper · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15 16:29:50Z

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$("form").eq(0).submit()

Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the .eq() method constructs a new jQuery object from one element within that set. The supplied index identifies the position of this element in the set.

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 16:29

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Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15 16:29:02Z

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The first submits the first form on the page.

The jQuery equivalent would be:

$("form:eq(0)").submit();

But if it works in plain JavaScript, you shouldn't change it to jQuery! If it isn't broken, don't "fix" it!

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 16:29

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