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Re: AJAX form submitting question

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groovee@cyberdude.com writes:

> I wanted to know how to submit a form using AJAX, ie. without a
> refresh, searching took me to this page:
>
> https://www.sitepoint.com/community/t/ajax-onsubmit-form-not-working/29367/6
>
> I can't understand and have a question about post #6. In the beginning
> of the JS code, there is this:
>
>    function ajaxFunction(e){
>         e.preventDefault();
>        blah blah
>
> , but right at the end, when "ajaxFunction" is actually CALLED, it's like this:
>
>    f.onsubmit = ajaxFunction;

That's not a call.  That just sets up what function /will/ be called if
and when a 'submit' event occurs.

You should probably read up on event handlers because they all rely on
the same basic pattern: the programmer simply says what function to call
when the events occurs although this is usually done using a call to
addEventListner these days.

> ie. WITHOUT AN ARGUMENT! So where does the "e" come from then, when
> the function is called?

When the event occurs (in this case a submit event), the handler
function (in this case ajaxFunction) is called with the event as the
argument.

-- 
Ben.

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AJAX form submitting question groovee@cyberdude.com - 2019-05-13 04:25 -0700
  Re: AJAX form submitting question Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-05-13 13:45 +0100
    Re: AJAX form submitting question groovee@cyberdude.com - 2019-05-13 07:20 -0700
  Re: AJAX form submitting question JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2019-05-14 02:21 +0700

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