Know about HTML Forms

HTML  forms are  special kind of HTMLpage that can be used to pass data to a server. Once the server gets the data, it may manipulate the data and send some of it back, or it may store it into a database for later use.

An HTML form will contain input elements like lables, text fields, check boxes, radio-select-buttons, submit buttons, and more. A form can also present lists, from which the user can also present lists, from which the user can make a selection, or a text area where multi-line typing is allowed.

The basic structure of a form is as follows:

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input elements

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The form tags go inside the tag. The data in the form is sent to the page specified in the form’s action attribute. The file defined in the action attribute usually does something with the received input :

HTML Form Actions & Methods

When you define a form, there are two required attributes: action and method.

The action attribute (action=) indicates the name of the file that the form will be submitted to. The method attributes (method=) specifies how the form will be submitted.

The defined in the action attribute usually does something with the received input, like put it into a database or send back some of the values to the user. Here’s  an example of a simple form with action and method attributes.

Full Name :

The Input tag

The most common form element is the element, which is used to collect information from the user. An element has several  variations, which  depend on the type attribute. An element , so you can refer to it later.

In general, the sysntax is :

An element  can be of type text, checkbox, password, radio button , submit button, and more. The common types are described.

Text Fields

defines a one-line input field that a user can enter text into:

Password Field

defines password field. The password field is just like the text field, except the text that is typed in is not displayed on the screen.

Password: 

Note that a password field doesn’t secure the data, it only  hides it on the screen.

Radio Buttons

  defines a radio button. Radio  buttons let a user select one (and only one) of a limited number of presented choices :

Pick your favorite color : 

Red 

Green 

Blue

Checkboxes

I have a bike 

I have a Car 

Submit Button

defines the submit button.

A submit button is used when the user has filled in the form, and is ready to send  (“submit”) the data they entered to the server. The data is sent to the page specified in the form’s action attribute.