[StefanOnRails]

Hi,

It might be a newbie question, but why some people use javascript: before they call a function?

<!-- E.g. -->
<input name="submit" type="button" onclick="javascript:submit_form();" />

Is it some old javascript syntax? I think is used to define the language in which the function is written, but why is important?

[Atli]

Yea, it's meant to define the script language used. For instance, some old IE-only sites would use VBscript instead of Javascript, and then you would do:

<input onclick="vbscript:form_onsubmit()">

All browsers will default to Javascript, though, so if that is what you're using you don't have to define the script name.

Of course, the best thing to do is not use the HTML event attributes at all, and bind events in Javascript code instead.

[StefanOnRails]

Thanks for explanation