function formIsDirty(form) {
 for (var i = 0; i < form.elements.length; i++) {
  var element = form.elements[i];
  var type = element.type;
  if (type == "checkbox" || type == "radio") {
   if (element.checked != element.defaultChecked) {
    return true;
   }
  }
  else if (type == "hidden" || type == "password" ||
       type == "text" || type == "textarea") {
   if (element.value != element.defaultValue) {
    return true;
   }
  }
  else if (type == "select-one" || type == "select-multiple") {
   for (var j = 0; j < element.options.length; j++) {
    if (element.options[j].selected !=
      element.options[j].defaultSelected) {
     return true;
    }
   }
  }
 }
 return false;
}

使用示例：當退出瀏覽器是，如果用戶修改了表單，則提醒用戶是否要保存

window.onbeforeunload = function(e) {
 e = e || window.event; 
 if (formIsDirty(document.forms["someForm"])) {
  // For IE and Firefox
  if (e) {
   e.returnValue = "You have unsaved changes.";
  }
  // For Safari
  return "You have unsaved changes.";
 }
};

下面是一個完整的范例代碼

復制代碼代碼如下:

Click on below button. Now change some values in form and click the button again.

<form name="fooForm">

    <input type="text" name="t"><br>

    <input type="text" name="2" value="default"><br>

    <select name="some">

        <option value="fooo" selected="">foo</option>

        <option value="bar">bar</option>

    </select><br>

</form>

    <button onclick="alert(formIsDirty(document.fooForm))">Click to check if Form is Dirty</button>

<br>

<script>

function formIsDirty(form) {

  for (var i = 0; i < form.elements.length; i++) {

    var element = form.elements[i];

    var type = element.type;

    if (type == "checkbox" || type == "radio") {

      if (element.checked != element.defaultChecked) {

        return true;

      }

    }

    else if (type == "hidden" || type == "password" ||

             type == "text" || type == "textarea") {

      if (element.value != element.defaultValue) {

        return true;

      }

    }

    else if (type == "select-one" || type == "select-multiple") {

      for (var j = 0; j < element.options.length; j++) {

        if (element.options[j].selected !=

            element.options[j].defaultSelected) {

          return true;

        }

      }

    }

  }

  return false;

}

</script>