Forms and IE

[axman505]

Does anyone know why IE doesnt send this value

<input type="image" src="../images/use.jpg" name="go" value="continue" />

This works fine in firefox.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Probably because the image input is used to submit the form, IE doesn't think the value is worth sending.

To get around this, you could use a regular image with an HREF around it... This would only be an issue if you need users with no JavaScript to be able to submit the form.

Alternatively, you could just send the value "continue" in a hidden form field instead... Or just never send it at all if it's not ever going to change.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[ChrisHunt]

The reason is that [tt]<input type="image">[/tt] tags are really intended for use as image maps, rather than as alternative button images. When you click somewhere on your image input, the browser submits the form and sends two values holding the x & y coordinates that were clicked, something like

go.x=120
go.y=112

The spec is typically vague, but it certainly doesn't require the browser to send the [tt]value[/tt] attribute back to the server. Indeed, doing so might be interpreted by some as a bug.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[axman505]

In my experience, IE thinks that anything that can make your life easier is a bug