Javascript-forms Flashcards
What event is fired when a user places their cursor in a form control?
Focus Event
What event is fired when a user’s cursor leaves a form control?
Blur Event
What event is fired as a user changes the value of a form control?
Input event
What event is fired when a user clicks the “submit” button within a < form > ?
submit event
What does the event.preventDefault() method do?
prevents the browser from reloading the page
What does submitting a form without event.preventDefault() do?
Reload/Refresh the page
What property of a form element object contains all of the form’s controls.
elements property
What property of form a control object gets and sets its value?
.value
What is one risk of writing a lot of code without checking to see if it works so far?
potential bugs down the line which can be a lot more painful than checking each line of code.
What is an advantage of having your console open when writing a JavaScript program?
Ability to check if something is working.