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HTML
<form method='post' action='someaction.php' name='myform'>
<input type='text' name='text1' value="a value">
<input type='text' name='text2'>
<input type='checkbox' name="check1" checked>Check Me
<input type='radio' name="radio1" value="a" >
<input type='radio' name="radio1" value="b" checked>
<input type='radio' name="radio1" value="c">
<textarea rows="2" cols="20" name='textarea1'>
some text
</textarea>
<select name='select1'>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab" selected>Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type='reset' value='Reset' name='reset' onclick="return resetForm(this.form);">
<input type='submit' value='Submit' name='submit'>
</form>
JavaScript
function resetForm(form) {
// clearing inputs
var inputs = form.getElementsByTagName('input');
for (var i = 0; i<inputs.length; i++) {
switch (inputs[i].type) {
case 'hidden':
case 'text':
inputs[i].value = '';
break;
case 'radio':
case 'checkbox':
inputs[i].checked = false;
}
}
// clearing selects
var selects = form.getElementsByTagName('select');
for (var i = 0; i<selects.length; i++)
selects[i].selectedIndex = 0;
// clearing textarea
var text= form.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
for (var i = 0; i<text.length; i++)
text[i].innerHTML= '';
return false;
}