After building the HTML and CSS for this form, we need to make sure it prevents the user from submitting a form with the wrong information or format, in web development we call that: Form Validations, you can read more here
To prevent a form submission, we have to listen to the "submit" event that is triggered by the form itself when the user presses either: the enter/return key or the submit button.
Here is a little more about preventing an event from occurring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fVO_NzT2g&t=401s
Do not clone this repository.
The first step to start coding is cloning the vanillajs boilerplate on your local computer or opening it using gitpod.
a) If using Gitpod you can clone the boilerplate by clicking here.
b) If working locally type the following command from your command line: $ git clone https://github.com/4GeeksAcademy/vanillajs-hello
.
💡 Important: Remember to create a new repository, update the remote (git remote set-url origin <your new url>
), and upload the code to your new repository using add
, commit
and push
.
After the user submits the form:
preventDefault()
, here is a little bit more about preventDefault().Don't get frustrated and ask for help! After trying on your own for 20 min, it is time to stop working and ask for help.
This additional requirement is not mandatory to complete the project:
Make the form errors show on top of each input instead of on the top of the form, that way the user will understand faster what the problem is about.