javascript submit() not submitting form

Question

I am new to javascript, so my error may be extremely basic. I did look at similar posts and could not figure out what I am doing wrong with my code.

<form name=dform_8190 method="get">
<input type="submit" style="display:none">
<input type="hidden" name=delete_id id="delete_id">

some other code here

<a onclick="if (confirm('Delete Comment 8190?')) {document.getElementById('delete_id').value=8190; document.getElementById('dform_8190').submit();}">
<img SRC="../images/del_x.png" ALT="archive" title="Archive" border="0">
</a>
</form>

the "Delete Comment 8190" box pops up, but when I select "OK", nothing happens.

• Mike Robinson: I believe that the problem is METHOD="GET" which should be METHOD="POST"
• Ruan Mendes: Getting an error in the console that submit is not a property of undefined?
• ggorlen: You're using getElementById for a name... That won't work. Change <form name=dform_8190 method="get"> ==> <form id=dform_8190 method="get">

Answer 1

Your form doesn't have an ID of dform_8190. You need to add it. Or change your query to

document.querySelector("form[name=dform_8190]").submit()

Answer 2

Try change name to id: . getElementById uses value of "id" attribute.