FORMS

NEW TAGS:

Forms are usually processed by posting your data to a server side script, like this:

<FORM METHOD="post/get" ACTION="url.html">

You can also have the data mailed to you, like this:

<FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="mailto:name@site.com" ENCTYPE="text/plain">

All your input fields go between the opening and closing form </FORM> tag.

 

This is a text input box:

<INPUT

TYPE="text"
NAME="name"
VALUE="default"
SIZE="#"
MAXLENGTH="#">

This is a password box:

<INPUT TYPE="password"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default"
SIZE="#"
MAXLENGTH="#">

A radio button is used when you can only select one item: Male Female

<INPUT TYPE="radio"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default"
CHECKED>

A check box is used when you can select multiple items: Skiing Sledding Skating

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default"
CHECKED>

This is a pulldown menu:

<SELECT NAME="name"

<OPTION VALUE="DataSent" CHECKED>User Choice</OPTION>

</SELECT>

This is a multiple select box:

This is a Text Field:

<TEXTAREA NAME="name"

COLS=#
ROWS=#>Default text goes here.</TEXTAREA>

This is a hidden field:

<INPUT TYPE="hidden"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default">

This is a submit button:

<INPUT TYPE="submit"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default">

This is a reset button:

<INPUT TYPE="reset"

NAME="name"
VALUE="default">