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What is the purpose of an HTML form?
What is the purpose of an HTML form?
Which HTML element is used to create a form for user input?
Which HTML element is used to create a form for user input?
What does the element type 'radio' represent?
What does the element type 'radio' represent?
What does the for attribute of the tag should be equal to?
What does the for attribute of the tag should be equal to?
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A checkbox allows a user to select only one option.
A checkbox allows a user to select only one option.
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Study Notes
HTML Forms
- HTML forms are used to collect user input, which is often sent to a server for processing.
- The `` element is used to create an HTML form for user input.
The `` Element
- The `` element is the most used form element.
- The
typeattribute of the `` element determines how it is displayed, such as:-
textfor a single-line text input field -
radiofor a radio button (for selecting one of many choices) -
submitfor a submit button (for submitting the form) -
buttonfor a clickable button
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The `` Element
- The `` element defines a label for many form elements.
- The `` element is useful for screen-reader users and helps users who have difficulty clicking on very small regions.
- The
forattribute of thetag should be equal to the `id` attribute of theelement to bind them together.
Text Fields
- The `` element defines a single-line input field for text input.
- The default width of an input field is 20 characters.
Checkboxes
- The `` element defines a checkbox.
- Checkboxes let a user select ZERO or MORE options of a limited number of choices.
The Submit Button
- The `` element defines a button for submitting the form data to a form-handler.
- The form-handler is typically a file on the server with a script for processing input data.
- The form-handler is specified in the form's
actionattribute.
The name Attribute
- Each input field must have a
nameattribute to be submitted. - If the
nameattribute is omitted, the value of the input field will not be sent at all.
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Learn about HTML forms and input elements, including the form tag and different types of input fields.
