Introduction to Web Development Using HTML 5

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Getting User Input with Forms

ACROSS THE WEB, SITES make extensive use of forms to prompt users for information. One form might ask for a login username and password. Another form may prompt users for registration information or a credit card. Some may request search text.

Learning Objectives

This chapter examines the steps you must perform to create a form within an HTML page. By the time you finish this chapter, you will understand the following key concepts:

•   How to use the <form> and </form> tag pair to create a simple form

•   How to direct a form to submit data

•   How to integrate content within an ...