Mailto on submit button

Question

Is it possible to implement mailto: function on submit button like ? I use ASP.NET MVC. Maybe there is some tricky c

Answer 1

What you need to do is use the onchange event listener in the form and change the href attribute of the send button according to the context of the mail:

  Name
  

    

      
    
  

  Email *
  

    

      
    
  

  Date of visit/departure 
  

    

      
      
    
    

      
    
  

  No. of people travelling with
  

    

      
    
    

      
    
  

  Cities you want to visit

  

    Cassablanca
  
  

    Fez
  
  

    Tangier
  
  

    Marrakech
  
  

    Rabat
  

  

    

      
    
  


  

    

      
    
  

  
Create Message

JavaScript

function mail(form) {
    var name = form.name.value;
    var city = "";
    var adate = form.adate.value;
    var ddate = form.ddate.value;
    var activities = form.activities.value;
    var adult = form.adult.value;
    var child = form.childeren.value;
    var comment = form.comment.value;
    var warning = ""
    for (i = 0; i < form.city.length; i++) {
        if (form.city[i].checked)
            city += " " + form.city[i].value;
    }
    var str = "mailto:abc@x.com?subject=travel to morocco&body=";
    if (name.length > 0) {
        str += "Hi my name is " + name + ", ";
    } else {
        warning += "Name is required"
    }
    if (city.length > 0) {
        str += "I am Intersted in visiting the following citis: " + city + ", ";
    }
    if (activities.length > 0) {
        str += "I am Intersted in following activities: " + activities + ". "
    }
    if (adate.length > 0) {
        str += "I will be ariving on " + adate;
    }
    if (ddate.length > 0) {
        str += " And departing on " + ddate;
    }
    if (adult.length > 0) {
        if (adult == 1 && child == null) {
            str += ". I will be travelling alone"
        } else if (adult > 1) {
            str += ".We will have a group of " + adult + " adults ";
        }
        if (child == null) {
            str += ".";
        } else if (child > 1) {
            str += "along with " + child + " children.";
        } else if (child == 1) {
            str += "along with a child.";
        }
    }

    if (comment.length > 0) {
        str += "%0D%0A" + comment + "."
    }

    if (warning.length > 0) {
        alert(warning)
    } else {
        str += "%0D%0ARegards,%0D%0A" + name;
        document.getElementById('send').href = str;
    }
}