title: How to submit individual input field without form
body: <p>Recently, I've been writing some Javascript that interacts with a page. As a part of this, I need to be able to submit an HTML input field.</p>
  
  <p>From what I've seen, most of the time input fields are a part of their own form. For example, StackOverflow's search bar has the form "search" and input field "q".</p>
  
  <p>However, on the particular page that I'm working with the input field does NOT have its own form. It is only a part of a greater form that encompasses many sections of the page.</p>
  
  <p>I'm aware that you can submit forms by calling the .submit( ) method on the form. However, this does not appear to work for individual input fields. </p>
  
  <p>I know that this input field can be submitted individually, because when you manually type text and press Enter it works. I have no issues with the input field, and I can easily change its value.</p>
  
  <p>Basically, what my question boils down to is:</p>
  
  <p>How can I submit an individual input field without calling form.submit( )?</p>