
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<FORM>
A container that holds the controls used on a form.
Support:
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Notes:
- This tag requires the </FORM> end tag.
Attributes:
- ACCEPT-CHARSET
= "Text"
A list of characters sets for the form data.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
- ACTION
= "Text"
(Required)
The URL of the script that will process the form data.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
2.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
- AUTOCOMPLETE
= "Yes/No"
Determines whether the form allows Internet Explorer 5's AutoComplete feature to save form data for later re-use.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
5.0 and later |
Not supported |
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- ENCTYPE
= "Text"
The content type used to submit the form.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
2.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
Notes:
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The only time you need to worry about this attribute is when you're using the <INPUT> tag's TYPE="FILE" attribute.
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- METHOD
= "Text"
How the data is submitted to the server.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
2.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
Notes:
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Use either POST (preferred) or GET.
- NAME
= "Text"
The name of the form.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
3.0 and later |
2.0 and later |
Notes:
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The NAME attribute enables scripts to work with this form.
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
- TARGET
= "Text"
The name of the frame in which the form's results should appear.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
2.0 and later |
Notes:
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HTML recognizes three pre-fab TARGET names:
_self |
Loads the new page in the same frame that contains the link. |
_top |
Loads the new page into the entire window (it breaks out of the frame structure). |
_blank |
Loads the new page into a new browser window. |
Example:
<FORM ACTION="http://www.mcfedries.com/cgi-win/formtest.exe" METHOD=POST>
First Name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="First">
<P>
Last Name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Last">
<P>
Nickname: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Nick">
<P>
Stage Name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Stage">
<P>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Just Do It!">
<INPUT TYPE=RESET VALUE="Just Reset It!">
</FORM>
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