Unit 11 – Forms Presentation 1 Web Programming
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Unit 11 – Forms
Presentation 1
Web Programming
Revision
1. Define Frame.
2. Name the different types of Framesets.
3. Write the code segment to create a Web page with 2 vertical frames.
4. Write the code segment to create a Web page with mixed frameset.
5. Write the code segment to create a Web page with Inline Frame.
Objectives
At the end of this presentation, you will be able to• Add a Form to your Web page• Add a Text Field to a Form• Add a Radio Button to a Form• Add a Text Area to a Form
Forms
• Forms are a collection of controls.• It allows to get input from user.• Its like a container having elements called
controls.• A Form is added to a Web page using the
<FORM> tag.
Hands-On!
• Open the HTML file Form.HTML in IE.• This HTML document illustrates the use of
forms in a Web page.
Text Box
Radio Button
Text Area
Check Box
Drop-Down List Box
Button
Form Attributes
• The <FORM> tag attributes are Action and Method.
• The URL of the program file that processes the data entered by the user is assigned to the Action attribute.
• Method attribute is used to specify how the information is to be sent to the URL.
Activity 2.11.1
• Draw a form to enter your personal details (Bio-Data).
Working with Form Elements
• Controls can be added to the form using the <INPUT> tag along with Type attribute.
• Type attribute is used to specify the type of the control.• Name attribute is used to specify a name for the field.
Text Field
• The Text Field is a control.• Used to get a text from the user and to
display a text to the user. • <INPUT> tag is used to add text field. • The attribute Type = “Text” instructs the
browser to display a Text Field. • Text Field Attributes are given in Table.
Radio Button
• Its used to display an option to the user.• Two or more Radio Buttons can be grouped together.• <INPUT> tag is used to add text field.• Radio Button Attributes are given in Table.
Text Area
• Used to get a text from the user and to display a text to the user.
• Text Area can accept or display more than one line of text. • <TEXTAREA> tag is used to add textarea field.
Text Area Contd.
• The attributes of the <TEXTAREA> tag are given in Table.
Lab Exercise
1. Open D11_1.html in Internet Explorer.
a. Name attributes which are used in input tag.
b. Identify the attribute which is used to specify the input type.
c. Identify the attribute which is used to set the length of the text box.
Lab Exercise Contd.
d. Observe the difference between size and maxlength.
e. Identify the tag which is allows to enter the multiline text entry.
f. Name the attribute which are used in textarea.
Lab Exercise
2. Open D11_1.html in Internet Explorer.
a. View the source code in the Notepad.
b. Increase the size of the Name textbox to 10.
c. Insert value into Name textbox and observe the difference.
d. Change the Password textbox type to password.
Lab Exercise Contd.
e. Increase the no of columns of the textarea to 40.f. Decrease the no of row of the textarea to 3.
Summary
In this presentation, you learnt the following:• The Form is like a container containing
elements called controls. • Text Field, Check box, Radio button, Text
area and Drop-down List box are some of the controls used to get data from the user.
• The <FORM> tag has two important attributes namely, Action and Method.
Assignment
1. Mention the use of Action and Method attributes of <FORM> tag.
2. Name attributes which are use in <TEXTAREA> tag.
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