h:commandbutton outside form tag

[anb1]

Maybe this is not strictly seam-related but I thought that maybe there was a workaround provided by seam..

The question is, is it possible to have a button the button submitting the form outside the form tag ?

<form id="toto">
<h:inputText value="#{mybean.txt} />
</form>

...

<h:commandButton value="#{save}" action="#{mybean.save}" />

How to tell the button that is should submit toto ?

[amitev]

No, it isn't possible. h:commandButton renders

<input type="submit">

that submits the form it's nested into.
One option is to have a button/link outside the form that calls other button/link (could also be hidden) inside the forum with javascript.

[anb1]

Ok, thank you !