The <CFINPUT> Tag
<CFINPUT> is a cousin to the standard HTML form tag <INPUT>. Depending on the parameters used with it, the tag can be used to collect user input in the form of a text box, radio buttons, a check box, or a password box.
One of the primary advantages to using <CFINPUT> instead of its HTML counterpart is that it can also validate user input—that is, it can examine the text a user types in and see if it matches a certain format, such as a five-digit ZIP code or a nine-digit Social Security number. If the match fails, the user is advised to check her entry and resubmit.
Say that a client has asked me to design a simple online poll to determine how its users feel about crime. The envisioned page will look something like Figure 11.2 ...
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