To make form tag with submit doesn't open a new page/window [closed]

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So, there is an ordinary example of form tag usage:

<form name="form_name" action="${url}" method="POST">`
    <input type="text" name="email_input" id="email_input" class="input">
    <input type="submit" name="send" class="send_ticket">
</form>

How can you see, I use Mako in action value and Python web framework CherryPy. So, this code works fine: I push the button, data is sent to a server then a new tab is opened. But I requares in no displaying a new tab in my browser. I want to stay on my current tab.

How can I do it? Thanks.

Answer 1

This task is resolved by using redirectToRoute function.

Answer 2

Since you completely changed your question, I am updating my answer.

By default, all form posts happen in the same browser window.

What you are describing seems as a very irregular behavior to me. Are you displaying the form in a popup such as colorbox or a jquery dialog and not mentioning it? or an iframe?

If not, you can try adding target="_self" to your form markup, but note that it is being deprecated and will not be supported by all browsers.

<form name="form_name" action="${url}" method="POST" target="_self">`
    <input type="text" name="email_input" id="email_input" class="input">
    <input type="submit" name="send" class="send_ticket">
</form>

And lastly, you can try using Ajax to post the form data without forcing a new page load.

Here is a nice Tuts+ tutorial about Ajax form post.

Hope this helps!