[removed] does onsubmit only execute when it detects a “return false”

Question

i dont quite understand how the onsubmit=\"return validate()\" works. why do i have to return the function? does this work only when it detects a <

Answer 1

When returning false, you prevent the form from being submitted. Otherwise, the form would be submitted, even though it may have validation errors, e.g., the feed value was empty.

On the other hand, if you return true, the form data will be submitted to the URL defined by the action attribute.