JavaScript Forms Flashcards
What event is fired when a user places their cursor in a form control?
The focus event
What event is fired when a user’s cursor leaves a form control?
The blur event
What event is fired as a user changes the value of a form control?
The input event
What event is fired when a user clicks the “submit” button within a form?
The submit event
What does the event.preventDefault() method do?
It stops the page from reloading with the form values appearing in the URL
What does submitting a form without event.preventDefault() do?
It reloads a page showing the values from the from in the URL
What property of a form element object contains all of the form’s control.
The element property
What property of a form control object gets and sets its value?
The value property
What is one risk of writing a lot of code without checking to see if it works so far?
There is more chance of possible errors to occur in the code
What is an advantage of having your console open when writing a JavaScript program?
It shows what is happening with your code, any values getting logged, or any errors that may be occuring