Example
An HTML form with two submit buttons, with different actions:
<form action="demo_form.asp">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit"><br>
<input type="submit" formaction="demo_admin.asp" value="Submit as admin">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The formaction attribute specifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted.
The formaction attribute overrides the action attribute of the <form> element.
Note: The formaction attribute is used with type="submit" and type="image".
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
Attribute | |||||
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formaction | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 10.6 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The formaction attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<input formaction="URL">
Attribute Values
Value | Description |
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URL | Specifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted. Possible values:
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