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Peter Retvari
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Peter Retvari
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Submit vs. Click event

Hi folks, could someone explain why is submit a better choice for forms? If I use submit instead of click event it will provide more information for the backend process?

I know from the teachers note, that submit is fired only on the form element, not the button or submit input. But why is better then click?

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Diego ROJAS
Diego ROJAS
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Diego ROJAS
Diego ROJAS
1,781 Points

Hi again,

Submit is great because it sends all the data into the URL which is one way.

It's great for google searches when you click the little search icon. For bigger chunks of data it's or sensitive info it's not recommended and other AJAX tools exist

Submit basically sends data to the server using the URL

If you're not going to be working in backend I don't think that'll be much use to you :D

Hope that helps

Happy coding