javascript-forms Flashcards
What event is fired when a user places their cursor in a form control?
Focus
What event is fired when a user’s cursor leaves a form control?
Blur
What event is fired as a user changes the value of a form control?
Input
What event is fired when a user clicks the “submit” button within a ?
Submit
What does the event.preventDefault() method do?
Prevents default behavior; in the exercise, prevents the browser from automatically reloading the page with the form’s values in the URL
What does submitting a form without event.preventDefault() do?
The page will be refreshed and the form’s values are sent to the URL
What property of a form element object contains all of the form’s controls.
Elements property
What property of a form control object gets and sets its value?
Value property
What is one risk of writing a lot of code without checking to see if it works so far?
There could be errors or things that are not working correctly. When there is a lot of new code, you may not know what is causing the problem.
What is an advantage of having your console open when writing a JavaScript program?
You can debug your code as you go and see the values that are written to the console