HTML Forms
First off, this section will only tell you how to make a form, not how to do anything with it. I hope to have php and javascript form processing and validation pages up soon. In the meantime, lets talk about forms in general. Below is a table of commonly used form control elements:
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Type: |
Code/Description: |
Example: |
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Text |
<input type=”text” name=”name” maxlength=”20″> - Displays an input field that allows text to be entered by the user |
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Submit |
<input type=”submit” value=”Submit me”> - Sends the form off to perform processing of form. |
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Checkbox |
<input type=”checkbox” name=”news” value=”htmlformat” > - Displays a checkbox–make the name field is the same for each checkbox that is in the same group. |
Please choose what type newsletter to subscribe to: HTML Plain Text |
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Radio |
<input type=radio” value=”18-30″ name=”age” > - Radio button. Give same name to each radio button. Only one is allowed to be selected. |
18-30 31-45 46-60 60+ |
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Reset |
<input type=”submit” value=”Submit me”> - Sends the form off to perform processing of form. |
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Textarea |
<textarea name=”comments” rows=” rows=”6″ cols=”50″></textarea> |
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