## com.google.gwt.dom.client
Class FormElement

    java.lang.Object
      com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject
          com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
              com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element
                  com.google.gwt.dom.client.FormElement

    @TagName(value="form")
    public class FormElement

extends Element

The FORM element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It provides direct access to the contained form controls as well as the attributes of the form element.

See Also:
  W3C HTML Specification

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
`DOCUMENT_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, TEXT_NODE`

Constructor Summary
`protected` | `FormElement()`

Method Summary
`static FormElement` | `as(Element elem)` Assert that the given `Element` is compatible with this class and automatically typecast it.
`java.lang.String` | `getAcceptCharset()` List of character sets supported by the server.
`java.lang.String` | `getAction()` Server-side form handler.
`NodeCollection<Element>` | `getElements()` Returns a collection of all form control elements in the form.
`java.lang.String` | `getEnctype()` The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
`java.lang.String` | `getMethod()` HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.
`java.lang.String` | `getName()` Names the form.
`java.lang.String` | `getTarget()` Frame to render the resource in.
`void` | `reset()` Restores a form element's default values.
`void` | `setAcceptCharset(java.lang.String acceptCharset)` List of character sets supported by the server.
`void` | `setAction(java.lang.String action)` Server-side form handler.
`void` | `setEnctype(java.lang.String enctype)` The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
`void` | `setMethod(java.lang.String method)` HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.
`void` | `setName(java.lang.String name)` Names the form.
`void` | `setTarget(java.lang.String target)` Frame to render the resource in.
`void` | `submit()` Submits the form.

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element

`as, as, dispatchEvent, getAbsoluteLeft, getAbsoluteTop, getAttribute, getClassName, getClientHeight, getClientWidth, getDir, getElementsByTagName, getFirstChildElement, getId, getInnerHTML, getInnerText, getLang, getNextSiblingElement, getOffsetHeight, getOffsetLeft, getOffsetParent, getOffsetTop, getOffsetWidth, getParentElement, getPropertyBoolean, getPropertyDouble, getPropertyInt, getPropertyString, getScrollHeight, getScrollLeft, getScrollTop, getScrollWidth, getString, getStyle, getTagName, getTitle, is, is, isOrHasChild, removeAttribute, scrollIntoView, setAttribute, setClassName, setDir, setId, setInnerHTML, setInnerText, setLang, setPropertyBoolean, setPropertyDouble, setPropertyInt, setPropertyString, setScrollLeft, setScrollTop, setTitle`

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.dom.client.Node
`appendChild, cloneNode, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPreviousSibling, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue`

Methods inherited from class com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject
`cast, createArray, createFunction, createObject, equals, hashCode, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### FormElement

    protected FormElement()

Method Detail

### as

    public static FormElement as(Element elem)

  Assert that the given `Element` is compatible with this class and automatically typecast it.

### getAcceptCharset

    public final java.lang.String getAcceptCharset()

  List of character sets supported by the server.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### getAction

    public final java.lang.String getAction()

  Server-side form handler.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### getElements

    public final NodeCollection<Element> getElements()

  Returns a collection of all form control elements in the form.

### getEnctype

    public final java.lang.String getEnctype()

  The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". Note: The onsubmit even handler is not guaranteed to be triggered when invoking this method. The behavior is inconsistent for historical reasons and authors should not rely on a particular one.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### getMethod

    public final java.lang.String getMethod()

  HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### getName

    public final java.lang.String getName()

  Names the form.

### getTarget

    public final java.lang.String getTarget()

  Frame to render the resource in.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### reset

    public final void reset()

  Restores a form element's default values. It performs the same action as a reset button.

### setAcceptCharset

    public final void setAcceptCharset(java.lang.String acceptCharset)

  List of character sets supported by the server.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### setAction

    public final void setAction(java.lang.String action)

  Server-side form handler.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### setEnctype

    public final void setEnctype(java.lang.String enctype)

  The content type of the submitted form, generally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". Note: The onsubmit even handler is not guaranteed to be triggered when invoking this method. The behavior is inconsistent for historical reasons and authors should not rely on a particular one.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### setMethod

    public final void setMethod(java.lang.String method)

  HTTP method [IETF RFC 2616] used to submit form.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### setName

    public final void setName(java.lang.String name)

  Names the form.

### setTarget

    public final void setTarget(java.lang.String target)

  Frame to render the resource in.

  See Also:
    W3C HTML Specification

### submit

    public final void submit()

  Submits the form. It performs the same action as a submit button.