Shouldn't setting onsubmit to "false" prevent the form's action being realized?

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I understand that it's common practice to call a validateRequiredFields() function which returns a boolean for the onsubmit value, as illustrated in the code below:

<form method="post" action="myPage.php" onsubmit="validateRequiredFields()">

Before implementing such a function, I've tried out the following code as a simple test to see whether it will keep me on the same page rather than redirecting me to myPage.php. However, I am being redirected nonetheless.

<form method="post" action="myPage.php" onsubmit="return false">

`return false;` should be at the bottom of your unexecude `validateRequiredFields` function. — StackSlave, Nov 18 '16 at 02:10
Do you have any javascript errors in your console? That _might_ stop the `return false` from stopping the submission. — Cave Johnson, Nov 18 '16 at 02:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 18 '16 at 02:23

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Please try this and see if it helps. Please add return false; at the bottom of the function or

onsubmit="return false;"

Try putting the ; at the end.

answered Nov 18 '16 at 02:23

Koushik Das

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Shouldn't setting onsubmit to "false" prevent the form's action being realized?

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