HTML — Part-5

HTML Forms

An HTML form is used to collect user input. The user input is most often sent to a server for processing. The HTML <form> element is used to create an HTML form for user input:

<form>
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form elements
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</form>

The <form> element is a container for different types of input elements, such as: text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons, etc.

HTML Form Attributes

1. The Action Attribute

The action attribute defines the action to be performed when the form is submitted. If the action attribute is omitted, the action is set to the current page.

<form action="/action_page.php">
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  form elements
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</form>

2. The Target Attribute

• specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form. Values that a target attribiute can have : -

<form action="/action_page.php" target="_blank">

3. The Method Attribute

• The method attribute specifies the HTTP method to be used when submitting the form data get or post.

<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">

4. The Autocomplete Attribute

• The autocomplete attribute…