Input info

<input type="edit" name="mytext" value="" size=20 maxlength=40>

type="edit"create text box for entering text
name=labels text being returned
value=optional: a default text to appear in box
size=optional: visual size of the text box on the screen
maxlength=optional: maximum size of the string being returned


Password

<input type="password" name="pass" value="" size=20 maxlength=40>

type="password"create text box for entering text - text displayed as *
name=labels text being returned
value=optional: a default text to appear in box
size=optional: visual size of the text box on the screen
maxlength=optional: maximum size of the string being returned


Hidden <input type="hidden" name="hidden" value="hidden1"

type="hidden"create a hidden text that is passed back
name=labels text being returned
value=value passed back


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<select name="mysel">
<option value="up">Way up
<option value="down">Way way down
</select>

select name="mysel"create drop box with the values set by the option marker
option value=creates an option and provides the value to be returned


Check if OK

<input type="checkbox" name="oked">

type="checkbox"create a box that can be marked or cleared
name=label to recognize which checkbox is being returned


One
two

<input type="radio" name="choice" value="one">One
<input type="radio" name="choice" value="two">two

type="radio"create a tic that can be selected
name= associates several tics that are mutually exclusive in their choice
value=value returned to indicate which tic selected


<input type="submit" name="doitt" value="Press Enter">

type="submit"
 
generates a button that triggers the running of the associated program named in the form statement. Passes data generated with the various input markers
name=ids the button pressed
value=label placed on the button displayed


<input type="reset" value="Clear Form">p>
type="reset"
 
clears or sets to specified default all fields in form
value=label placed on the button displayed