Request submit instead of submitting a form
HTMLFormElement.requestSubmit() in a nutshell. 👇
Spec: https://t.co/vlsZfoYdQA MDN: https://t.co/pJcTn6WMPZ#devsheets
Video alt: Form that is not submitting on button click due to failing validations.
submit()ignores errors and submits –requestSubmit()validates first. pic.twitter.com/tJTWt5xEXS— Stefan Judis (@stefanjudis) February 14, 2020
Using form.requestSumit() is sometimes useful (I don't use form.submit() that often) to let the built-in browser validation kick in before sending off the form to the server.