HTML Forms
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This post covers introduction to HTML Forms.
HTML Forms
<form>
<!-- Form Elements -->
</form>
<input type="text"> <input type="radio"> <input type="checkbox"> <input type="submit"> <input type="button">
Text Fields
<input type="text"> <!-- single line text --> <!-- id is used for JavaScript/CSS and name is used in form submission --> <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br> <!-- Bind input with label using id-value with for-value --> <label for="fname">First name:</label> <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><form> <label for="fname">First name:</label><br> <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br> <label for="lname">Last name:</label><br> <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"> </form>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML Forms</h2>
<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<p>If you click the "Submit" button, the form-data will be sent to a page called "/action_page.php".</p>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Radio Buttons</h2>
<form>
<input type="radio" id="male" name="gender" value="male">
<label for="male">Male</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="female" name="gender" value="female">
<label for="female">Female</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="other" name="gender" value="other">
<label for="other">Other</label>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Checkboxes</h2>
<p>The <strong>input type="checkbox"</strong> defines a checkbox:</p>
<form action="/action_page.php">
<input type="checkbox" id="vehicle1" name="vehicle1" value="Bike">
<label for="vehicle1"> I have a bike</label><br>
<input type="checkbox" id="vehicle2" name="vehicle2" value="Car">
<label for="vehicle2"> I have a car</label><br>
<input type="checkbox" id="vehicle3" name="vehicle3" value="Boat">
<label for="vehicle3"> I have a boat</label><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>