HTMLFormElement: method property

The HTMLFormElement.method property represents the HTTP method used to submit the <form>.

Unless explicitly specified, the default method is 'get'.

Value

A string.

Examples

js
document.forms["myform"].method = "post";

const formElement = document.createElement("form"); // Create a form
document.body.appendChild(formElement);
console.log(formElement.method); // 'get'

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-fs-method

Browser compatibility

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