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METHOD: It specifies the type of method, the form will use to accept the values entered into form
fields. The most commonly used values for this attribute are POST and GET.
ENCTYPE: It is used to specify how a web browser decodes the data before sending it to the server.
This attribute can take any of the following values:
• application/x-www-form-urlencoded: It is used when you want to encode the URL.
• multipart/form-data: It is used when you want to upload a file or image.
• text/plain: It is used to send the data without any encoding.
Double Tap Century #Information Literacy
21 st
Skills
1. What is syntax to use the <FORM> tag?
2. Name any two attributes of the <FORM> tag.
THE <INPUT> TAG
The <INPUT> tag is one of the most important element of <Form> tag. It is used to create the controls
or fields to take input from the user in the form of text, selection, and click. The <INPUT> tag has the
following attributes:
TYPE: This attribute is used to specify the type of field we want to create. It takes one of the predefined
values. The predefined values for this attribute are:
• TEXT: This value is used to create a text box field. A text box field is a one-line text input control.
The text is the default value of the TYPE attribute.
• RADIO: This value is used to create a radio button control. A radio button control is used to select
only one option from a set of options.
• CHECKBOX: This value is used to create a check box control. A check box control allows us to
select multiple options from a set of options.
• BUTTON: This value is used to create an action button control. An action button control is used to
perform an action on the click of it.
• SUBMIT: This value is used to create a submit button control. The submit button control is used to
submit all the entered values in form to the specified URL.
• RESET: This value is used to create a reset button control. The reset button control, when clicked,
clears all the values entered in the form fields.
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