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# Dirty Submit
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21115) in GitLab 11.3.
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## Summary
Prevent submitting forms with no changes.
Currently handles `input` , `textarea` and `select` elements.
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Also, see [the code ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/dirty_submit/ )
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within the GitLab project.
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## Usage
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```javascript
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import dirtySubmitFactory from './dirty_submit/dirty_submit_form';
new DirtySubmitForm(document.querySelector('form'));
// or
new DirtySubmitForm(document.querySelectorAll('form'));
```
