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Forms Part 1: Basic Forms Tutorial - page 3

TEXT BOXES

<INPUT TYPE="text">

Enables users to input text such as an email address.

<FORM METHOD=post ACTION="/cgi-bin/example.cgi"> <INPUT type="TEXT" size="10" maxlength="30"> <INPUT type="Submit" VALUE="Submit"> </FORM>

Text Box Attributes

TYPE - Text
SIZE - The size of the text box specified in characters.
NAME - Name of the variable to be processed by the form processing script.
VALUE - Will display a default value within the text box.
MAXLENGTH - Maximum number of characters that may be placed within the text box.

HIDDEN

<INPUT TYPE="hidden">

Used to send information to the form processing script that you don't want your visitors to see. Nothing will show through the browser.

<INPUT type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://www.yourdomain.com/">

Hidden Attributes

TYPE - Hidden
NAME - Name of the variable to be processed by the form processing script.
VALUE - The value of the hidden name expected by the form processing script.

PASSWORD

<INPUT TYPE="password">

Used to enable users to enter a password. When a password is typed in, asterisks will appear instead of text.

<FORM METHOD=post ACTION="/cgi-bin/example.cgi"> <INPUT type="password" size="10" maxlength="30"> <INPUT type="Submit" VALUE="Submit"> </FORM>

Password Attributes

TYPE - Password
NAME - Name of the variable to be processed by the form processing script.
VALUE - Usually blank.
SIZE - The size of the text box specified in characters.
MAXLENGTH - Maximum number of characters that may be placed within the text box

CHECKBOX

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox">

Enables the user to select multiple options.

<FORM METHOD=post ACTION="/cgi-bin/example.cgi"> <INPUT type="CHECKBOX" name="selection1"> Selection 1 <INPUT type="CHECKBOX" name="selection2"> Selection 2 <INPUT type="CHECKBOX" name="selection3"> Selection 3 <INPUT type="Submit" value="Submit"> </FORM>

Check BoxAttributes TYPE - Checkbox
CHECKED - Specifies a default selection.
NAME - Name of the variable to be processed by the form processing script.
VALUE - The value of the selected check box.

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