Chapter 7: Forms

<select name="devices" size="3" multiple="multiple"> <option value="_" selected="selected"> text the user sees</option> </select

Syntax for multiple select box

short forms and retrieving data from a server

The "get" method is good for...

<form action="_" method=" get or post"></form

What is the structure of form

<textarea></textarea>

What is the syntax for a multi-line text input

<input type="radio" name="_" value="_" checked="checked"/>

What is the syntax for a radio button style

<input type="password" name="_" maxlength="_"/>

What is the syntax for password input?

<select> <option value="_" selected="selected"> text the user sees</option> </select

What is the syntax for the select box form

<input type="text" name="_" maxlength="_"/>

What is the syntax use for text input?

you can use the <fieldset> element. ex. <fieldset><legend></legend></fieldset>

how can you group form controls?

<label> <input type ="_" name="_"/></label> or <label for="_">txt</label>

syntax for adding labels for form controls

<input type="date" name="depart"/>

syntax for date input for HTML5?

<input type="email" name="depart"/> <input type="url" name="depart"/>

syntax for email and url input

<form action="_" method="post"> <input type="file" name="_"/> <input type="submit" value="upload" \* used to control text on button*\/>

syntax for file input box

<input type="search" name="search" placeholder="Enter keyword"/>

syntax for search input

<input type="image src="url"/ width="_" height="_"/>

syntax for setting up an image as the submit button

allows users to upload files, is very long, contains sensitive data, and adds information or deletes information from a database

the "post" method is good for...

<input type ="hidden" name="_" value="_" />

used for hidden form controls so the author can add values to forms the author doesnt want the user to see

you can use form validation by used the required attribute. ex. required="required"

what can you do to make sure forms are filled correctly?

<input type="checkbox" name="_" maxlength="_"/>

what is the syntax for a checkbox style form that allows you to select and deselect options