Chapter 6: Beginning JavaScript

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Published on: Sunday 29th April 2001 By: Paul Wilton

HTML Elements in Forms

There are about ten elements commonly found within <FORM> elements. The most useful are shown below, ordered into general types. We give each its name and, in parentheses, the HTML needed to create it, though note this is not the full HTML but only a portion.

As you can see, most of the form elements are created using the <INPUT> tag. One of the <INPUT> tag's attributes is the TYPE attribute. It's this attribute that decides which of the HTML elements this will be. Examples of values for this attribute include button, to create a button, and text to create a text box.

Each form element inside the web page is made available to us as, yes, you guessed it, an object. As with all the other objects we have seen, each element's object has its own set of distinctive properties, methods and events. We'll be taking a look at each form element in turn and how to use its particular properties, methods, and events. But, before we do that, let's look at properties and methods that the objects of the form elements have in common.

• HTML Forms: Interacting with the User
• HTML Forms
• Other Form Object Properties and Methods
• HTML Elements in Forms
• Common Properties and Methods
• Button Form Elements
• The Submit and Reset Buttons
• Text Elements
• The Password Text Box
• The Hidden Box
• Textarea Element
• Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
• The Select Elements
• Adding New Options
• Adding New Options with Internet Explorer
• Select Element Events
• The Trivia Quiz
• Summary
• Exercises

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