:submit Selector

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:submit Selector

Categories: Selectors > Form | Selectors > jQuery Extensions

submit selector

Description: Selects all elements of type submit.

  • version added: 1.0jQuery( ":submit" )

The :submit selector typically applies to button or input elements. Note that some browsers treat <button> element as type="default" implicitly while others (such as Internet Explorer) do not.

Additional Notes:

  • Because :submit is a jQuery extension and not part of the CSS specification, queries using :submit cannot take advantage of the performance boost provided by the native DOM querySelectorAll() method. For better performance in modern browsers, use [type="submit"] instead.

Example:

Finds all submit elements that are descendants of a td element.

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                                        <!DOCTYPE html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <style>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        textarea { height:45px; }
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </style>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <form>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <table id="exampleTable" border="1" cellpadding="10" align="center">
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <th>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            Element Type
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </th>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <th>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            Element
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </th>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="button" value="Input Button"/>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="checkbox" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="file" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="hidden" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="image" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="password" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="radio" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="reset" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="submit" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <input type="text" />
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <select><option>Option</option></select>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <textarea></textarea>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <button>Button</button>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          <td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                            <button type="submit">Button type="submit"</button>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          </td>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        </tr>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </table>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </form>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <div id="result">
                                        </div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <script>
                                        
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      var submitEl = $("td :submit")
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        .parent('td')
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        .css({background:"yellow", border:"3px red solid"})
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      .end();
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $('#result').text('jQuery matched ' + submitEl.length + ' elements.');
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        // so it won't submit
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $("form").submit(function () { return false; });
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        // Extra JS to make the HTML easier to edit (None of this is relevant to the ':submit' selector
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $('#exampleTable').find('td').each(function(i, el) {
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          var inputEl = $(el).children(),
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                              inputType = inputEl.attr('type') ? ' type="' + inputEl.attr('type') + '"' : '';
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          $(el).before('<td>' + inputEl[0].nodeName + inputType + '</td>');
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      })
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </script>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </html>
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