Why isn't invoking "click" doing what I want?

[laredotornado]

Hi,

I'm on PC Firefox. I have this button

<input id="configForm:apply" name="configForm:apply" type="submit"
value="Apply" onclick="return saveGridData();;if(typeof
window.clearFormHiddenParams_configForm!='undefined')
{clearFormHiddenParams_configForm('configForm');}" class="npsButton" /
and in a separate function I have

documenet.getElementById("configForm:apply").click;

but although I've confirmed the onclick action of the button is
getting called, the form is not submitting and my browser is not going
to the next page. What I'm trying to do is simulate a user clicking
this submit button. Any ideas what else I can do to make this happen?

Thanks, - Dave

 

[Erwin Moller]

laredotornado schreef:

Hi,

I'm on PC Firefox. I have this button

<input id="configForm:apply" name="configForm:apply" type="submit"
value="Apply" onclick="return saveGridData();;if(typeof
window.clearFormHiddenParams_configForm!='undefined')
{clearFormHiddenParams_configForm('configForm');}" class="npsButton" /

Looking at the onClick:
1) You return something
2) You start an if() etc.

How do you expect the 'if' is reached if you return first?

Another thing: I am not 100% sure, but an id with a : in the name might
very well be illegal.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

and in a separate function I have

documenet.getElementById("configForm:apply").click;

but although I've confirmed the onclick action of the button is
getting called, the form is not submitting and my browser is not going
to the next page. What I'm trying to do is simulate a user clicking
this submit button. Any ideas what else I can do to make this happen?

Thanks, - Dave

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