HyperText Markup Language/Tag List/input
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Use[edit | edit source]
These input data from the user. They can be inputs such as text boxes or selection boxes.
Example[edit | edit source]
<input type="text" name="textinput" size="30"/>
Required attributes[edit | edit source]
type[edit | edit source]
Type tells the browser what type of input element this is. It can be one of the following:
- "text": A one line text box.
- "radio": Small circular choice buttons.
- "checkbox": A small square choice button.
- "password": A password box. For security, it shows all characters as "*".
- "hidden": Hidden text in a web page.
- "file": Presents a text box for entering the full name of a local file. Also has a "browse" button to select the file.
- "submit": Submit button.
- "image": Image Button.
- "reset": A reset button.
Optional attributes[edit | edit source]
name[edit | edit source]
Names the attribute. When the form is sent off, the user would want to know what the information is.
size[edit | edit source]
The size of the text box. This is done in a percentage.
value[edit | edit source]
Use this when the type attribute has been set to radio. Tells the form what the value is when the box has been highlighted.
checked[edit | edit source]
Use this to define a value in the checkbox. Use with checkbox only.
Standard attributes[edit | edit source]
More info[edit | edit source]
A link to a page with more info, then the name of the site the info came from (i.e. W3Schools).