Pass a hidden field value based on which button is clicked with JavaScript

Question

I have a form with two buttons, each with onclick = this.form.submit(). I have a hidden field in the form, and I would like the value of the field to be different based on which

Answer 1

You could pass the value to which you want to set the hidden input to a function you create:

function handleClick(val){
    document.getElementById('HiddenInputID').value = val;
    return true;
}

and then code the buttons using the onclick to pass whichever value you'd like: