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Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
September 2001
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
31h 42m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

<input>

Synopsis

<input/>
                  

Adds a text-entry field to the document.

Attributes

name= text

Required. The name of the variable that stores the user input.

type=text|password

Sets the type of text entry. The default text allows normal text entry; password hides the entered text from view by displaying stars or dots.

value= value

Provides a default value that displays when the element is loaded.

format= format

Specifies a format for the entered text to restrict text entry to specific alphanumeric patterns (such as dates or credit card numbers).

emptyok

Indicates that it is okay to leave the field empty.

size= number

The width, in characters, of the text entry field.

maxlength= number

Maximum length of the entered text (in characters).

tabindex= number

Sets the order in which the form elements are tabbed through.

title= text

Specifies a description of the text entry screen; the description may or may not be displayed by the browser.

accesskey= keypad key

Assigns a keypad key to the field for quick access.

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ISBN: 0596001967