Differences Between HTML and XHTML
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Example
| Source | Output |
|---|---|
| <form action="form_action.asp" method="get"> First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Mickey" /> <br /> Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" value="Mouse" /> <br /> <input type="submit" value="Submit" /> </form> <p> If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called form_action.asp. </p> |
If you click the "Submit" button, you will send your input to a new page called form_action.asp. |
Required Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | URL | A URL that defines where to send the data when the submit button is pushed | STF |
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| accept | list of contenttypes | A comma separated list of content types that the server that processes this form will handle correctly | STF |
| accept-charset | charset_list | A comma separated list of possible character sets for the form data. The default value is "unknown" | STF |
| enctype | mimetype | The mime type used to encode the content of the form | STF |
| method | get post |
The HTTP method for sending data to the action URL. Default is get.
method="get": This method sends the form contents in the URL: URL?name=value&name=value. Note: If the form values contains non-ASCII characters or exceeds 100 characters you MUST use method="post". method="post": This method sends the form contents in the body of the request. Note: Most browsers are unable to bookmark post requests. |
STF |
| name | form_name | Defines a unique name for the form | TF |
| target | _blank _self _parent _top |
Where to open the target URL.
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TF |
Standard Attributes
| id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang |
For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
onsubmit, onreset, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyupKaynak www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_form.asp
