Javascript Error: submit is not a function

Javascript reserved word name collision when calling a form button “submit” and a function “submit”.

Took me a google search to find this one, but for some reason, one of my forms was not submitting using javascript. Find news on SanJose

The reason was the statement “formObj.submit();” in the javascript was colliding (resulting in ambiguity within the browser) with the form button, which was also named “submit”.

ie:

<input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Login”>

Change the name of the button to “login” or something else more reflective of it’s functionality instead of “submit”.

javascript:

function submitForm(formId) {

var formObj = document.getElementById(formId);

formObj.submit();

}

html:

<a href=”http://www.homepage.com"

onclick=”submitForm(‘loginForm’); return false”>Login</a>

<form id=”loginForm”>

<input type=”submit” name=”login” value=”Login”>

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