Javascript Error: submit is not a function

I ran into an annoying namespace issue with JavaScript. When trying to submit() a form I received a “submit is not a function” error. Simply put the error occurs because your form has a element in it with the id of submit.

In my case it was my submit button.

<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Go" />

Changing the id (and name) resolved the issue.

<input type="submit" name="go" id="go" value="Go" />

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One comment

  1. Ben Hughes
    March 16, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    Man I would have probably shot myself with a 10 gauge before I figured this out!
    Nice, will keep this in mind.

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