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How can I add a new form element to an existing form in javascript?

How can I add another blank form element when the anchor tag is clicked?

This is the code I used:

 <div class="nav_left">
<form name="frm" action="#" method="post" onsubmit="return frm_onsubmit();">

<table>
    <tbody><tr>
        <td colspan="2"><h2 id="title">Add Time Group</h2></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><input name="action" id="action" value="add" type="hidden"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2"><h5>Time Group<hr></h5></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="javascript:void(null)" title="This will display as the name of this Time Group." class="info" >Description</a></td>
        <td><input name="description" id="description" size="35" tabindex="1" value="" type="text"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2"><h5>New Time<hr></h5></td>
    </tr>
<tr><td colspan="2">
<table><tbody>
<tr><td>Time to start:</td><td>
<select name="hour_start">
<option value="" selected="">-</option>
<option value="01"> 01</option><option value="2"> 02</option><option value="3"> 03</option><option value="4"> 04</option><option value="05"> 05</option><option value="06"> 06</option><option value="07"> 07</option><option value="08"> 08</option><option value="09"> 09</option><option value="10"> 10</option><option value="11"> 11</option><option value="12"> 12</option><option value="13"> 13</option><option value="14"> 14</option><option value="15"> 15</option><option value="16"> 16</option><option value="17"> 17</option><option value="18"> 18</option><option value="19"> 19</option><option value="20"> 20</option><option value="21"> 21</option><option value="22"> 22</option><option value="23"> 23</option><option value="24"> 24</option>
</select>&nbsp:&nbsp
<select name="minute_start">
<option value="00" selected=""> 00</option>
<option value="01"> 01</option><option value="02"> 02</option><option value="03"> 03</option><option value="04"> 04</option><option value="05"> 05</option><option value="06"> 06</option><option value="07"> 07</option><option value="08"> 08</option><option value="09"> 09</option><option value="10"> 10</option><option value="11"> 11</option><option value="12"> 12</option><option value="13"> 13</option><option value="14"> 14</option><option value="15"> 15</option><option value="16"> 16</option><option value="17"> 17</option><option value="18"> 18</option><option value="19"> 19</option><option value="20"> 20</option><option value="21"> 21</option><option value="22"> 22</option><option value="23"> 23</option><option value="24"> 24</option><option value="25"> 25</option><option value="26"> 26</option><option value="27"> 27</option><option value="28"> 28</option><option value="29"> 29</option><option value="30"> 30</option><option value="31"> 31</option><option value="32"> 32</option><option value="33"> 33</option><option value="34"> 34</option><option value="35"> 35</option><option value="36"> 36</option><option value="37"> 37</option><option value="38"> 38</option><option value="39"> 39</option><option value="40"> 40</option><option value="41"> 41</option><option value="42"> 42</option><option value="43"> 43</option><option value="44"> 44</option><option value="45"> 45</option><option value="46"> 46</option><option value="47"> 47</option><option value="48"> 48</option><option value="49"> 49</option><option value="50"> 50</option><option value="51"> 51</option><option value="52"> 52</option><option value="53"> 53</option><option value="54"> 54</option><option value="55"> 55</option><option value="56"> 56</option><option value="57"> 57</option><option value="58"> 58</option><option value="59"> 59</option>
</select>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Time to finish:</td><td>
<select name="hour_finish">
<option value="" selected="">-</option>
<option value="01"> 01</option><option value="02"> 02</option><option value="03"> 03</option><option value="04"> 04</option><option value="05"> 05</option><option value="06"> 06</option><option value="07"> 07</option><option value="08"> 08</option><option value="09"> 09</option><option value="10"> 10</option><option value="11"> 11</option><option value="12"> 12</option><option value="13"> 13</option><option value="14"> 14</option><option value="15"> 15</option><option value="16"> 16</option><option value="17"> 17</option><option value="18"> 18</option><option value="19"> 19</option><option value="20"> 20</option><option value="21"> 21</option><option value="22"> 22</option><option value="23"> 23</option><option value="24"> 24</option>
</select>&nbsp:&nbsp

<select name="minute_finish">
<option value="00" selected=""> 00</option>
<option value="01"> 01</option><option value="02"> 02</option><option value="03"> 03</option><option value="04"> 04</option><option value="05"> 05</option><option value="06"> 06</option><option value="07"> 07</option><option value="08"> 08</option><option value="09"> 09</option><option value="10"> 10</option><option value="11"> 11</option><option value="12"> 12</option><option value="13"> 13</option><option value="14"> 14</option><option value="15"> 15</option><option value="16"> 16</option><option value="17"> 17</option><option value="18"> 18</option><option value="19"> 19</option><option value="20"> 20</option><option value="21"> 21</option><option value="22"> 22</option><option value="23"> 23</option><option value="24"> 24</option><option value="25"> 25</option><option value="26"> 26</option><option value="27"> 27</option><option value="28"> 28</option><option value="29"> 29</option><option value="30"> 30</option><option value="31"> 31</option><option value="32"> 32</option><option value="33"> 33</option><option value="34"> 34</option><option value="35"> 35</option><option value="36"> 36</option><option value="37"> 37</option><option value="38"> 38</option><option value="39"> 39</option><option value="40"> 40</option><option value="41"> 41</option><option value="42"> 42</option><option value="43"> 43</option><option value="44"> 44</option><option value="45"> 45</option><option value="46"> 46</option><option value="47"> 47</option><option value="48"> 48</option><option value="49"> 49</option><option value="50"> 50</option><option value="51"> 51</option><option value="52"> 52</option><option value="53"> 53</option><option value="54"> 54</option><option value="55"> 55</option><option value="56"> 56</option><option value="57"> 57</option><option value="58"> 58</option><option value="59"> 59</option>
</select>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Week Day Start:</td><td>
<select name="day_start">
<option value="">-</option><option value="Monday">Monday</option><option value="Tuesday">Tuesday</option><option value="Wednesday">Wednesday</option><option value="Thursday">Thursday</option><option value="Friday">Friday</option><option value="Saturday">Saturday</option><option value="Sunday">Sunday</option>
</select></td></tr>
<tr><td>Week Day finish:</td><td>
<select name="day_finish">
<option value="">-</option><option value="Monday">Monday</option><option value="Tuesday">Tuesday</option><option value="Wednesday">Wednesday</option><option value="Thursday">Thursday</option><option value="Friday">Friday</option><option value="Saturday">Saturday</option><option value="Sunday">Sunday</option>
</select></td></tr>

</tbody>
</table></td>
</tr>   <tr>
        <td colspan="2"><h6><input name="submit" tabindex="1" value="Submit" type="submit"></h6></td>
    </tr>
</tbody>
</table><!-- end of table frm_timegroups -->
</form>

</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<!--NAVIGATION ON LEFT-->

<!--NAVIGATION ON RIGHT-->
<div class="rnav">
<ul>
    <li><a class="current" href="addgroup.php">Add Time Group</a></li>

    <li><a class="current_validation" href="#">LINK 1 </a> </li>
</ul>
</div>

Now I need to create another form with empty fields inside and when I click LINK1 it is limited to one and should be the same form.

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In order to NEVER call any form element name="submit"

, it blocks any submission scripts.

What fields do you want to create?

Here's a general method: I added ids to form the tbody and link:

<form id="frm" action="#" method="post">
<table>
  <tbody id="tb_timegroups">

<a id="create" class="current_validation" href="#">LINK 1 </a>

using a script like

window.onload=function() { 
  document.getElementById("frm").onsubmit=frm_onsubmit;

  document.getElementById("create").onclick=function() {
    var row = document.createElement("tr"),
        cell = document.createElement("td"),
        field = document.createElement("input");
    field.name="somename";
    field.type="text";
    cell.appendChild(field);
    row.appendChild(cell);
    document.getElementById("tb_timegroups").appendChild(row);
  }  
}


However, I found this one, which, based on your comment, seems to fit the purpose:

Create clone of table row and add to table in JavaScript

Specifically for your code - check the IDs I added to the link, form and table:

FIDDLE

function frm_onsubmit() {
    if (document.getElementById("description").value == "") {
        return false; // stop submission
    }
    return true; // allow submission

}
window.onload = function () {
    document.getElementById("frm").onsubmit = frm_onsubmit;
    document.getElementById("titleLink").onclick = function () {
        document.getElementById("description").focus(); // or whatever
        return false; // instead of javascript:void
    }

    document.getElementById("clone").onclick = function () {
        var tb = document.getElementById("timeTB");
        var allTBs = tb.querySelectorAll("tbody");
        var fields = allTBs[allTBs.length-1].getElementsByTagName("select");
        var empty = false;
        for(var i=0;i<fields.length;i++) {
            if (fields[i].selectedIndex<1) {
                empty = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (empty) {
            alert("Some selects were left");
        }
        else {
          var tb = document.getElementById("timeTB"),
          clone = tb.querySelector("tbody").cloneNode(true); // copy children too
          tb.appendChild(clone)
        }
        return false;
    }
}
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