By Vishal Basumatary in javascript — Mar 25, 2023

why does my form reload the page? html js

Why Does My Form Reload the Page? HTML JS

If you have created a form using HTML and JavaScript or jQuery, you may have noticed that when you submit the form, the page gets reloaded. This is actually the default behavior of a form submission in HTML.

When you submit a form using the "submit" button, it sends a request to the server with the form data, and the server responds with a new page. This new page replaces the current page, causing it to reload.

To prevent this behavior, you can use JavaScript or jQuery to stop the form from submitting and reloading the page.

Method 1: Using JavaScript

You can add an event listener to your form's submit button using JavaScript, and then prevent the default behavior of the form submission by calling the "preventDefault()" function.


// Get the form element
var form = document.getElementById("myForm");

// Add an event listener to the form's submit button
form.addEventListener("submit", function(event) {
  // Prevent the default behavior of the form submission
  event.preventDefault();

  // Do something with the form data here...
});

Method 2: Using jQuery

If you are using jQuery, you can use its "submit()" function to bind an event handler to the "submit" event of the form, and then use the "preventDefault()" function to stop the form from submitting and reloading the page.


// Get the form element
var form = $("#myForm");

// Add an event listener to the form's submit button
form.submit(function(event) {
  // Prevent the default behavior of the form submission
  event.preventDefault();

  // Do something with the form data here...
});

By using either of these methods, you can prevent the default behavior of a form submission and stop the page from reloading.