Forms Tag/Attribute List

Forms Tag/Attribute List
<<>form<>> <<>/form<>>
Basic form tag that starts a form. Each time a new <<>form<>> is written, a new form is started and a different action is done. Every form tag between a <<>form<>> <<>/form<>> belongs to that form.
Attributes
action Determines the location the information will be sent to. `<<>form action="http://www.oocities.org/emailform.cgi"<>>` method Determines the way the information is sent, either through the URL or directly through HTTP. Possible values€ post get
<<>input<>>
This displays a form element.
<<>textarea<>><<>/textarea<>>
Creates a multiline, scrollable text box for large text submissions. Everything inbetween <<>textarea<>> and <<>/textarea<>> is it's "value". The value attribute may also be used, but the former method seems most practical and useful. Example: Default Text Here
<<>select<>>
Creates a selection box.
<<>option<>><<>/option<>>
Creates a new value in a select box. Everything in between the <<>option<>> and <<>/option<>> is what appears in the selection box.
Attributes
type This determines what kind of form element will be displayed. Default is a text box. The possible values are listed below: no type-Text box type="checkbox"- Check Box type="radio"- Radio Button type="button" - Button type="submit" - Submit Button type="reset" - Reset Button type="hidden" - Hidden Element value Determines the value of the element. Each element's "value" has a different meaning explained below. Text Box - Gives box a default value. Check Box, Radio Button - Gives the element a value. If clicked, it equals that, if not clicked, it doesn't. Button, Submit, Reset - Gives the button a face value, meaning whatever the value is, that is displayed on the button. name Used for form submission. It places a name with every element value. Name is used differently with each element, consult a tutorial for more information
The following attributes apply to most or all elements of a form. These are advanced and will not all work on a PC.
maxlength	Determines the maximum amount of characters allowed in the text box.
Text Box Textarea	maxlength=10 maxlength=5
rows	Determines the height of a textarea.
Textarea	rows=6
cols	Determines the width of a textarea or textbox with characters.
Text Box Textarea	cols=15 cols=20
size	Functions same as cols for a text box.
Text Box	size=30
nosoftbreaks	Prevents soft breaks from being submitted. Has no value.
Textarea	No Example
nohardbreaks	Prevents hard returns in a textarea. Has no value.
Textarea	nohardbreaks
cursor	Determines the color of the cursor.
Text Box Textarea	cursor=red cursor=green
size	Creates a select "box" rather than a menu.
Select	size=4
border	Has only 2 values. 0 or 1. If 0, the border is gotten rid of.
Text Box Textarea Select	border=0 border=0border=0
noborder	Gets rid of the visible border around the select box.
Select Box	noborder
checked	Gives a default value of checked.
Check Box Radio Button	checked checked
multiple	Allows for multiple selection values.
Select Box	multiple
exclusive	Prevents manual re-entry of the same option.
Select Box	No Example
nocheckboxes	Gets rid of visible check boxes next to each value of a select box.
Select Box	nocheckboxes
borderimage	Sets the background image.
Text Box Textarea Button Submit Reset	borderimage=file://rom/borders/buttonborder1.bif borderimage=file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif borderimage=file://rom/borders/buttonborder3.bif borderimage=file://rom/borders/buttonborder4.bif
text	Determines the color of the text appearing on the element.
Text Box Textarea Select Menu Select Box Button Reset Submit	text=blue text=red text=green text=purple text=orange
bgcolor	Determines the background color of the element.
Text Box Textarea Select Box	bgcolor=black bgcolor=blue </textarea<Br> bgcolor=red<Br><select size=2 bgcolor=red><option>Option 1</option></select> <Tr><td bc=202020><blackface>width <td bc=002040>Determines the width of the element. <tr><Td bc=002040>Text Box<br>Textarea<br>Select Box<br>Select Menu<br>Button<br>Submit<br>Reset<Td bc=202020>width=100%<br><input width=100%><br>width= 200<br><textarea width=200> width=50 width=25%
autoactivate	Acts as an automatic return button. When the element is highlighted, you can change the value. Without hitting enter or edit.
Text Box Textarea Select Box	autoactivate autoactivate autoactivate
selected	For select menus and select boxes, use this tag, which has no value, to determine the default selection in the <<>option<>> tag. For the rest, this causes the element to be highlighted when the page is loaded.
All Elements Support	No Example
nohighlight	Hides the yellow highlighter when selected.
All Elements Support	nohighlight nohighlight
insetselection	Causes the yelow highlighter to highlight within the border of the element, rather than the outside.
All Elements Support	insetselection
noselect	Disables the element.
All Elements Support	noselect nocursor
nocursor	Allows the element to be highlighted, but cannot be changed.
Text Box Textarea	nocursor nocursor Can't change me either!
nobackground	Makes the background transparent.
Text Box Textarea	nobackground nobackground
font	set to "proportional" to give a Times New Roman font, rather than Courier.
Text Box Textarea	font=proportional font=proportional
usestyle	Sets all font attributes to current style in use. Example. <<>b<>><<>font color=white<>><<>input<>> This causes the text box to have white text that's bold.
Text Box Textarea Select Menu Select Box Button Submit Reset	usestyle usestyle `usestyle`
submit	This causes the element to act as a submit when "return" is hit.
Text Box	No Example
nosubmit	This prevents a text box from submitting when it is the only element in a form.
Text Box	No Example
transparency	Determines the transparency of the element.
Text Box Textarea Select Box Check Box Radio Button	No Example
nextright, nextleft, nextdown, nextup	See these attribute values explained in the anchor list.
All Elements Support	No Example
growable	This causes the textarea to grow as the text goes past the default or set height.
Textarea	growable
asciionly	This prevents characters not in the 128bit ASCII range from being submitted. Meaning, no alt text values.
Text Box Textarea	No Example
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