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Asked: 2026-05-16T23:21:16+00:00

Submiting a form <%= submit_tag %> Is there anyway to submit aform using a

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Submiting a form

<%= submit_tag %>

Is there anyway to submit aform using a button instead of the submit_tag? Nor do I want to use the image_submit_tag. What other options do I have to submit a form? I understand that the submit_tag produces <input type="submit">.

Thanks in advance.

Edit:
I’m interested in reusing some of my css. I was thinking if it’s possible to use this code below to submit the form. Basically I have css for a button but I want that button to do the submitting of the form. Or do I just rewrite the css for the submit_tag? Thanks for the help.

<%= link_to raw("<span>hello</span>"), root_path, :class=>"button grey"%>

Or is it more logical to just rewrite css for the submit tag?

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  1. Editorial Team

    adding a submit button means that pressing “enter” in a field also submits the form. Your other options are input type image, which is the same as submit, just with an image, or programmatically submitting your form with document.getElementById(‘form-id’).submit();. You can hook that javascript on to pretty much anything.

    To flip it around a bit, what are you trying to accomplish?

    So you could attach document.getElementById(‘form-id’).submit(); to onclick for your span and you are golden. The main issue at that point is that hitting enter in a text field will not submit your form (which may or may not be a big deal).

    Ideally, you should style against semantic elements. So if you are making a button style, do it for button elements. It may be worth changing your style for that reason, but at the end of the day, a click handler for the span that submits your form will get the job done.

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