INPUT form input datum HTML 4.01 Strict

INPUT

Purpose

form control

Description

This element defines an input field (which can be a button, checkbox, imagemap, or text input field) used in a FORM element.

Start tag

Required <INPUT>

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Comment
accept	CDATA	#IMPLIED	comma-separated list of media types; list of MIME types for file upload
accesskey	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a single character from ISO10646 (see RFC1815); accessibility key character
alt	CDATA	#IMPLIED	short description
checked	( checked )	#IMPLIED	for radio buttons and check boxes
class	CDATA	#IMPLIED	space-separated list of classes
dir	( ltr \| rtl )	#IMPLIED	direction for weak/neutral text
disabled	( disabled )	#IMPLIED	unavailable in this context
id	ID	#IMPLIED	document-wide unique id
ismap	( ismap )	#IMPLIED	use server-side image map
lang	NAME	#IMPLIED	language code as RFC1766; language code
maxlength	NUMBER	#IMPLIED	max chars for text fields
name	CDATA	#IMPLIED	submit as part of form
onblur	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; the element lost the focus
onchange	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; the element value was changed
onclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer button was clicked
ondblclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer button was double clicked
onfocus	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; the element got the focus
onkeydown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a key was pressed down
onkeypress	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a key was pressed and released
onkeyup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a key was released
onmousedown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer button was pressed down
onmousemove	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer was moved within
onmouseout	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer was moved away
onmouseover	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer was moved onto
onmouseup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; a pointer button was released
onselect	CDATA	#IMPLIED	script expression; some text was selected
readonly	( readonly )	#IMPLIED	for text and passwd
size	CDATA	#IMPLIED	specific to each type of field
src	CDATA	#IMPLIED	Uniform Resource Identifier as per RFC2396; a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a URI; for fields with images
style	CDATA	#IMPLIED	style sheet data; associated style info
tabindex	NUMBER	#IMPLIED	position in tabbing order
title	CDATA	#IMPLIED	text; advisory title
type	( TEXT \| PASSWORD \| CHECKBOX \| RADIO \| SUBMIT \| RESET \| FILE \| HIDDEN \| IMAGE \| BUTTON )	TEXT	what kind of widget is needed
usemap	CDATA	#IMPLIED	Uniform Resource Identifier as per RFC2396; a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a URI; use client-side image map
value	CDATA	#IMPLIED	Specify for radio buttons and checkboxes

Content

EMPTY

End tag

Forbidden

Referenced in

A ABBR ACRONYM ADDRESS B BDO BIG BUTTON CAPTION CITE CODE DD DEL DFN DIV DT EM FIELDSET H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 I INS KBD LABEL LEGEND LI OBJECT P PRE Q SAMP SMALL SPAN STRONG SUB SUP TD TH TT VAR

Example

Source

Appearance

<FORM Method="POST"
Action= "http://www.december.com/cgi-bin/formmail.secure.cgi">
<P><INPUT Type="hidden" Name="recipient" Value="nobody@december.com">
<p>Your Name: <INPUT Type="text" size="15" Name="user-name">
<P>Customer Number: <INPUT Type="text" size="10" Name= "customer-number">
<P>Shirt Size?
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="S">S
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="M">M
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="L">L
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="XL">XL
<P>What would you like?
<P><SELECT Name="would-like" size="2" multiple>
<OPTION>Order the product</OPTION>
<OPTION>Ask a question</OPTION>
<OPTION>Request a catalog</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<P>Your comments?<BR>
<TEXTAREA Name="comments" rows="4" cols="20"></TEXTAREA>
<P><INPUT Type="submit" Value="Send">
<INPUT Type="reset" Value="Cancel">
</FORM>