HyperText Markup Language/Tag List/input

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Contents 1 Use 2 Example 3 Required attributes 3.1 type 4 Optional attributes 4.1 name 4.2 size 4.3 value 4.4 checked 5 Standard attributes 5.1 checked 5.2 value 5.3 size 5.4 name 6 More info

[edit] Use

These input data from the user. They can be inputs such as text boxes or selection boxes.

[edit] Example

<input type="text" name="textinput" size="30"/>

[edit] Required attributes

[edit] type

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.

[edit] Optional attributes

[edit] name

Names the attribute. When the form is sent off, the user would want to know what the information is.

[edit] size

The size of the text box. This is done in a percentage.

[edit] value

Use this when the type attribute has been set to radio. Tells the form what the value is when the box has been high lighted.

[edit] checked

Use this to define a value in the checkbox. Use with checkbox only.

[edit] Standard attributes

[edit] checked

[edit] value

[edit] size

[edit] name

[edit] More info

A link to a page with more info, then the name of the site the info came from (i.e. W3Schools).