How to use goto in javascript?

form <input> types are boring. How can I use JavaScript to spice it up a bit?

• I have a <form> but I don't want to use the same old borning <input type="text" or "radio" or "button">. What I would like to do is use JavaScript with objects as my buttons. Like a image, or in this case, a letter. Example: (The following form is meant to submit a letter choice to the action page. In the end, the action page needs a variable named "letter_choice" that contains any letter A-Z) <form name="alphabetical" method="post" action="actionpage.cfm"> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('a');">A</a> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('b');">B</a> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('c');">C</a> </form> Being new to JavaScript, I am stuck here. I have created a function named 'alpha_search' that looks like such: function alpha_search(letters) { document.alphabetical.submit(letter); } In conclusion: How would I get this form to submit the letter 'A' to the action page, without using the ugly form buttons.

• Answer:

  Hello Steven You were very nearly there! The code below shows you how to do what you were trying to achieve. Basically there are two items missing from your original script: 1) You need to place a hidden <input> type on your form. This will not show up on your form but will give you somewhere to place the letter value you click on when you submit the form. 2) In the alpha_search function you need to tell the hidden <input> tag its value before submitting the form. The code should be this: <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> function alpha_search(letters) { document.alphabetical.letter.value = letters; document.alphabetical.submit(); } </script> <form name="alphabetical" method="post" action="actionpage.cfm"> <input type="hidden" name="letter" /> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('a');">A</a> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('b');">B</a> <a href="javascript:alpha_search('c');">C</a> </form> If you have any questions on this please ask for clarification and I will do my best to help.