Bug: formMethod specified on the submit button doesn't override the method from useFormStatus.

[levkovich2806]

React version: 19.1

When using formMethod on a submit button (<button type="submit" formMethod={"post"}> or <input type="submit" formMethod={"post"}>), it should override the parent form's method. However, it does not.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open example (link below)
2. Click to any "Submit button"
3. under the text input field will "method" will be shown.

Link to code example:

https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/react-dev-forked-ks99yw

The current behavior

Displayed method: dialog

The expected behavior

Displayed method: post

[developerjhp]

I’d like to take this on. Please let me know if there’s anything I should be aware of before I begin.

[levkovich2806]

But it works if add formAction - maybe that's the catch?

[developerjhp]

@levkovich2806

You're absolutely right to bring this up — it’s a subtle but important distinction.

According to the HTML specification, the formmethod attribute on a submit button should override the form’s method, regardless of whether formaction is present.

"If specified, this attribute overrides the method attribute of the form element that owns this control."

So while adding formAction may appear to "fix" the issue in some browsers or setups, React should still respect formMethod even when formAction is omitted — to match the spec and native form behavior.

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[levkovich2806]

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