How to reliably submit an HTML form with JavaScript?

Question

Is there a way to submit an HTML form using JavaScript that is guaranteed to work in all situations?

I elaborate. The common approach seems to be:

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Answer 1

For a form named submit just calling its buttons click function works for me.

document.forms[0].submit.click();  //where submit here is just the name of the button/input tied to the form.