Monday 25 September 2023

Forms in HTML

 How to create Forms in HTML..?


A  HTML form is used to collect user input.

A  HTML form is a section of a document that contains controls such as text, password, checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons and menus.

The user input is most often sent to a server for processing.


📌 The <form> Element

▪    The HTML <form> element is used to create an HTML form for user input.

▪    The <form> element is a container for different types of input elements, such as: text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons, etc.


<form>

form elements

</form>


📌 The <input> Element

▪    The HTML <input> element is the most used form element.

▪    An <input> element can be displayed in many ways, depending on the type of attribute.

📌 Text Field
The <input type="text"> defines a single-line input field for text input.

 
📌 The <label> Element
Notice the use of the <label> element in the example above.

The <label> tag defines a label for many form elements.

 
📌 Radio Buttons
The <input type="radio"> defines a radio button.

 

📌 Checkboxes
The <input type="checkbox"> defines a checkbox.

 

📌 Submit Button
The <input type="submit"> defines a button for submitting the form data to a form-handler.


Code:-

<HTML> 
<BODY> 
<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=+2>USER INFORMATION FORM</FONT></H1> 
<FORM ACTION="/Scripts/simple.pl" METHOD="post" > 
User Name:<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME ="uname" SIZE=30> 
<BR> <BR> 
Service Type:<SELECT NAME="service"><OPTION>CAS<OPTION>CDRS 
<OPTION>COPSAT<OPTION>DDS<OPTION>FDSS<OPTION>ISS 
<OPTION>OSS<OPTION>SAS<OPTION>DA 
</SELECT> 
<BR> 
<H4><NOBR>SUBJECT AREA:</H4> 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="agriculture" >Agriculture 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="biology" >Biology 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="biomedicine" >Biomedicine 
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="chemistry" >Chemistry 
<BR> 
<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="database">AGRIS 
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="database">AHEAD 
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="database">BIOSIS 
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="database">CAB 
<BR> 
<BR> 
Date Entered:<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME ="entrydate" SIZE=10">(dd/mm/yyyy) 
<BR> 
<BR> 
<CENTER> 
<INPUT TYPE= "submit" VALUE="Submit Form"> 
<INPUT TYPE= "reset" VALUE="Clear Form"> 
<CENTER> 
</FORM> 
</BODY> 
</HTML>

Output:-




Written by:  W.A. Eranga Dewmini

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