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The <FORM> Tag

                  The <FORM> tag is used to create the form boundary on a web page. It is a container tag.
                  All other form related tags are placed inside the opening <FORM> and closing </FORM>

                  tags.
                  The syntax to use the <FORM> tag is as follows:
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                     <FORM>



                      ...
                      (Form Elements)
                      ...

                      ...
                      </FORM>
                  Some commonly used attributes of the <FORM> tag are:
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                  •  ACTION:  This  attribute  specifies  the  action  that  will  take  place  when  the  form  is
                     submitted. It takes the URL of another web page or an e-mail address to receive the
                     information.

                  •  METHOD: This attribute specifies the type of method the form will use to submit the
                     entered values. The most commonly used values for this attribute are POST and GET.
                  •  ENCTYPE: This attribute specifies the data encoding method a web browser uses 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.


                   The <INPUT> Tag

                  The <INPUT> tag is one of the most important form elements. It is used to create controls
                  or fields to take input from the user in the form of text, selection and click. The <INPUT>

                  tag has the following attributes:
                  •  NAME: This attribute is used to specify the identity of the field on the web page.

                  •  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.
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