I have a button, when I click on it a form is shown, It has and input field name, I am trying to display input field value in a another div after submitting the form. But I am unable to do it. What I am doing wrong?.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function showDiv() {
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "block";
}
function showValue(){
var name = document.getElementById('name').value;
document.getElementById('ans').innerHTML = name;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="showDiv()" value="click on me"/>
<form id="hello" style="display:none;">
<label>Enter Name: </label><br>
<input type="text" id="name" required>
<input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="showValue()">
</form>
<div id="ans"></div>
</body>
</html>
Please help me, thanks In advance.
I have a button, when I click on it a form is shown, It has and input field name, I am trying to display input field value in a another div after submitting the form. But I am unable to do it. What I am doing wrong?.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function showDiv() {
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "block";
}
function showValue(){
var name = document.getElementById('name').value;
document.getElementById('ans').innerHTML = name;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="showDiv()" value="click on me"/>
<form id="hello" style="display:none;">
<label>Enter Name: </label><br>
<input type="text" id="name" required>
<input type="submit" value="submit" onclick="showValue()">
</form>
<div id="ans"></div>
</body>
</html>
Please help me, thanks In advance.
Share Improve this question asked Aug 1, 2018 at 8:17 Jamie SouthwellJamie Southwell 932 gold badges2 silver badges8 bronze badges2 Answers
Reset to default 3The value actually appears in the div
but your form submits immediately. One way to get away is to not use submit button. Change input[type=submit]
to button[type=button]
.
This will prevent the form from being submitted.
function showDiv() {
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "block";
}
function showValue() {
var name = document.getElementById('name').value;
document.getElementById('ans').innerHTML = name;
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "none";
}
<input type="button" onclick="showDiv()" value="click on me" />
<form id="hello" style="display:none;">
<label>Enter Name: </label><br>
<input type="text" id="name" required>
<button type="button" onclick="showValue()">submit</button>
</form>
<div id="ans"></div>
function showDiv() {
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "block";
}
function showValue() {
var name = document.getElementById('name').value;
document.getElementById('ans').innerHTML = name;
document.getElementById('hello').style.display = "none";
}
<input type="button" onclick="showDiv()" value="click on me" />
<form id="hello" style="display:none;">
<label>Enter Name: </label><br>
<input type="text" id="name" required>
<button type="button" onclick="showValue()">submit</button>
</form>
<div id="ans"></div>