javascript confirm before submission of form

[hitecbill]

i don't even know if this is possible:

i have text, the word "Delete" as a form. i want to confirm before submission.

i want to click, confirm, then submit. the "onsubmit" attribute of the form is being completely ignored.

form code:

<form action="admin.php" method="post" name="bdel3" onsubmit="return confdelete()">
<a href="admin.php" onclick="document.bdel3.submit(); return false">Delete</a></form>

javascript function:

function confdelete() {
	var answer = confirm("delete?")
	if (answer) return true;
	else return false
}

needless to say i'm no JS expert ^^

any ideas gratefully received

[Dok]

Replace the link with an actual submit button. Calling the submit method of a form element does not trigger the onsubmit event.

[hitecbill]

Replace the link with an actual submit button. Calling the submit method of a form element does not trigger the onsubmit event.

lovely, works a treat..spot on m8.

thx for your help Dok



just out of a pedantic interest, would it be possible to create a rollover for the submission button? (i doubt it)

i.e. just to spoof the underline rollover of text?

it's only for a non-public facing content admin page of a client site, so it's not important but was jus' wonderin'?


just as an after question, on adding this image i get these two new values in my post array?!

[edit_x] => 26
[edit_y] => 2

wtf?!

[Dok]

i.e. just to spoof the underline rollover of text?

I don't understand what you mean.

[hitecbill]

I don't understand what you mean.

you know, the underline onmouseover hover of a text link...?

i've made small gif's out of the text, so it looks like a text link..

it's not important, just wondering if there was a way of doing it..