js 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?
change or input?
What event is fired when a user clicks the “submit” button within a form?
submit
What does the event.preventDefault() method do?
prevents default behavior, like submit buttons resetting a form
What does submitting a form without event.preventDefault() do?
submits and resets the form
What property of a form element object contains all of the form’s controls.
document.forms[formIndex].elements
What property of a form 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?
When it inevitably breaks, it will be harder to find where it broke, possibly in multiple places
What is an advantage of having your console open when writing a JavaScript program?
constant checking your code to see if it’s behaving properly