Question

I have a form which contains input element

<form name='myform'>
    <input name='submit'>
</form>

How do I call forms['myform'].submit()? forms['myform'].submit refers to input element an not the function.

Answer 1

Steal the submit method from another form

document.createElement('form').submit.apply(document.forms.myform);

This will not work in IE6. Changing the name of the submit button is the safer, more reliable, simpler option.