Application Development
<input>
The <input> tag defines the start of an input field where the user can enter data. In XHTML the <input> tag must be properly closed.
The following attributes are supported:
Attribute | Value/s | Description |
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checked | checked | Indicates that the input element |
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| should be checked when it first |
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| loads. |
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| Note: Used with type="checkbox" |
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| and type="radio" |
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name | field_name | Defines a unique name for the |
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| input element. |
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| Note: This attribute is required |
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| with type="button", |
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| type="checkbox", type="file", |
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| type="hidden", type="image", |
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| type="password", type="text", and |
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| type="radio" |
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type | checkbox | Indicates the type of the input |
| hidden | element. The default value is |
| password | "text". |
| radio |
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| reset |
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| submit |
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| text |
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value | value | For buttons, reset buttons and |
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| submit buttons: Defines the text on |
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| the button. |
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| For image buttons: Defines the |
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| symbolic result of the field passed |
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| to a script. |
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| For checkboxes and radio buttons: |
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| Defines the result of the input |
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| element when clicked. The result |
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| is sent to the form's action URL. |
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| For hidden, password, and text |
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| fields: Defines the default value of |
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| the element. |
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| Note: Cannot be used with |
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| type="file" |
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| Note: This attribute is required |
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| with type="checkbox" and |
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| type="radio" |
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