Semantic XHTML - Part 12: The FORM Element
By: Estelle Weyl on Monday, March 9, 2009
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In this section of our series on all the valid XHTML elements and their attributes, we learn about the forms and the FORM element.
Forms are most often used to send data from the client or user to the server where the form data can be processed. For processing, there needs to be server side script that can handle the data. The form element itself is basically a shell for all the form elements that actually capture the data, with general instructions telling the browser how to send the data (the method attribute) and telling the server which file should handle the data (the action attribute).
In the next five sections of our multi part series on semantic XHTML, we will discuss the <form> element, form fields, and all the structural elements employed to make forms more cohesive. In this section we will focus on the parent element: the <form> element itself.
The Semantic XHTML Series:
Semantic XHTML - Part 1: The Required Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 2: Elements Within the Element
Semantic XHTML - Part 3: Common Block Level Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 4: List Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 5: Table Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 6: Inline Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 7: The Phrase Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 8: Empty Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 9: The Image Element
Semantic XHTML - Part 10: Image Maps
Semantic XHTML - Part 11: The Object Element
Semantic XHTML - Part 12: The FORM Element
Semantic XHTML - Part 13: The INPUT Element
Semantic XHTML - Part 14: TEXTAREA and BUTTON Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 15: Drop Down Menus
Semantic XHTML - Part 16: Organizing Forms
Semantic XHTML - Part 17: Non-Semantic Elements
Semantic XHTML - Part 18: INS, DEL & NOSCRIPT
Semantic XHTML - Table of XHTML Elements
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