<p>This method is a shortcut for <code>.bind('submit', handler)</code> in the first variation, and <code>.trigger('submit')</code> in the second.</p>
<p>The <code>submit</code> event is sent to an element when the user is attempting to submit a form. It can only be attached to <code><form></code> elements. Forms can be submitted either by clicking an explicit <code><input type="submit"></code>, <code><input type="image"></code>, or <code><button type="submit"></code>, or by pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> when certain form element has focus.</p>
<blockquote><p>Depending on the browser, the Enter key may only cause a form submission if the form has exactly one text field, or only when there is a submit button present. The interface should not rely on a particular behavior for this key unless the issue is forced by observing the keypress event for presses of the Enter key.</p></blockquote>
<p>The event handler can be bound to the form:</p>
<pre>$('#target').submit(function() {
alert('Handler for .submit() called.');
return false;
});</pre>
<p>Now when the form is submitted, the message is alerted. This happens prior to the actual submission, so we can cancel the submit action by calling <code>.preventDefault()</code> on the event object or by returning <code>false</code> from our handler. We can trigger the event manually when another element is clicked:</p>
<pre>$('#other').click(function() {
$('#target').submit();
});</pre>
<p>After this code executes, clicks on <spanclass="output">Trigger the handler</span> will also display the message. In addition, the default <code>submit</code> action on the form will be fired, so the form will be submitted.</p>
<p>The JavaScript <code>submit</code> event does not bubble in Internet Explorer. However, scripts that rely on event delegation with the <code>submit</code> event will work consistently across browsers as of jQuery 1.4, which has normalized the event's behavior. </p>
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<h3>Examples:</h3>
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<h4>Example: <spanclass="desc">If you'd like to prevent forms from being submitted unless a flag variable is set, try:</span>
