The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition

Button (Including Submit and Reset Buttons)

The button, submit, and reset form elements.

Properties

form	FF, IE 3	Read-only: Form containing the button
name	FF, IE 3	Name of a button. Note that name is not the text that shows up in the button on the web page (see the value property).
type	FF, IE 3	Read-only: Type of button: button, submit, or reset
value	FF, IE 3	String shown on the button

Handlers

onClick	FF, IE 3	Triggered when a visitor clicks on the button
onMouseDown	FF, IE 4	Triggered when the mouse is clicked on the button
onMouseUp	FF, IE 4	Triggered when the mouse is released after clicking

Example:

<input type = "button" value = "Click me" onClick = "this.value='Stop
clicking me!';">

When the user clicks this button, the words on the button change from Click ...