References

Collection of references for web development.

HTML form tag

Description

The HTML <form> element represents a section in the document that contains interactive elements, commonly used to submit information to a web server.

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
accept-charset	type (e.g. UTF-8)	Specifies a comma-separated list of character encodings that the server accepts.
action	URL	Specifies where to send the form information when it's submitted.
autocomplete	on off	Specifies if form elements should be automatically completed by the browser.
enctype	application/x-www-form-urlencoded (default) multipart/form-data text/plain	Specifies the MIME type used when posting the form information to a server.
method	get post	Specifies the HTTP method used when submitting the form.
name	string	Specifies the name of the element.
novalidate	boolean	Specifies whether the form should be validated or not.
target	_self _blank _parent _top framename	Specifies where to display the URL.

Example

<form action="authenticate.php" method="post">
	Username: <input type="text" name="uname"><br>
	Password: <input type="password" name="pword"><br>
	<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Example #2

<form action="uploadfile.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    Select file:
    <input type="file" name="fileupload"><br>
    <input type="submit" value="Upload" name="submit">
</form>

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Specific Attributes

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Events

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