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07                             FORMS IN HTML


















                                    Your Aim

                                    to learn about:

                                        l    What is Form in HTML?        l    Using <INPUT> Tag


                 We have seen various types of forms such as a registration form, login form and feedback form
                 on different websites. These forms are created by using HTML. Generally, a form is a collection

                 of different types of fields to take the input from a user. It replaces the paper-based forms used
                 earlier. Nowadays, most of the schools, universities and other commercial organisations use
                 online forms to submit or accept information. Different types of fields such as text boxes, check
                 boxes, radio buttons, drop-down menus and password are used  to accept different types of
                 information.

                     WHAT IS FORM IN HTML?

                 A HTML form is an interface of a web page that facilitates the user to enter data (such as name,
                 e-mail address, password, phone number, etc.) that is to be sent to the server for further processing.

                 There are various form elements that helps to design a form like textbox, radio buttons, drop-
                 down menus, checkboxes, password, list, combo box, etc. while writing codes. Every form must
                 begin with a <FORM> tag, which can be typed inside the body of the HTML document.
                 The <FORM> Tag

                 The <FORM> tag is used to create the form boundary on the web page. It is a container
                 tag. All the other form related tags such as <INPUT>, <SELECT> and <TEXTAREA> are used
                 inside the opening <FORM> and closing </FORM> tags. The syntax to use the <FORM> tag
                 is as follows:

                             <FORM> Form Elements </FORM>
                 The <FORM> tag has the two main attributes which are:

                      ACTION: This attribute is used to specify the action that will take place when we submit the form
                      values. It takes the URL of another web page or an e-mail address to receive the information.

                      METHOD: It specifies the type of method form will use to accept the values entered into
                      form fields. The most commonly used values for this attribute are POST and GET.



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