<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form_id">
<button id="button-id" type="submit">Form Button</button>
</form>
<script>
function getFormID(button_id)
{
document.getElementById("p-id").innerHTML = document.getElementById(button_id).form.id;
}
/*
run:
form_id
*/
</script>
<button onclick="getFormID('button-id')">Get Form ID</button>
<p id="p-id"></p>
</body>
</html>