Add note on how to submit a form (#6594)
Simen Bekkhus committed
Apr 28, 2016 at 17:42 UTC
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> Note:
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> You can pass an array into the `value` attribute, allowing you to select multiple options in a `select` tag: `<select multiple={true} value={['B', 'C']}>`.
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+### Imperative operations
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+If you need to imperatively perform an operation, you have to obtain a [reference to the DOM node](/react/docs/more-about-refs.html#the-ref-callback-attribute).
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+For instance, if you want to imperatively submit a form, one approach would be to attach a `ref` to the `form` element and manually call `form.submit()`.