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8 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, select 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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