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onclick event in anchor tag not working in IE

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The following works fine in Firefox and Chrome, but IE 8 will not call the submit() method when the anchor link is clicked.

<a href=javascript:void(0); onclick=submit();>Sign In</a>

The submit method is defined on the same page as follows:

<head>

<script type=text/javascript>



function submit()

{

// other code                                              

document.forms[0].submit();

}  



</script>

</head>

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answered 14 Years ago byrondonavanc · Accepted Answer

Can you provide a bit more context? Such as where and how the submit function is defined? With just the above, it should work -- except:

You probably also want to return false; in there though, to cancel the default action. E.g.:

<a href=javascript:void(0); onclick=submit();return false;>Sign In</a>

It may be that the default action is happening immediately after the submit and interfering with it.

Edit: Just for fits and giggles, try using a different name for your submit function. IE has namespacing issues. If you have anything with the id or name attribute set to submit, for instance, that could be an issue...