chapter 12 - htmL Forms

• Overview of Form Data Flow
• Form Support in htmL
• Creating Forms
  • The Form Header
  • Named Input Fields
  • The <INPUT [el]> Tag
    • Text and Password Fields
    • check Boxes
    • Radio Buttons
    • Hidden Fields
    • Files
  • The <TEXTAREA [el]> [el] </TEXTAREA> Tag Pair
  • The <SELECT [el]> [el] </SELECT> Tag Pair
  • Action Buttons
  • A One-Field Form: The <ISINDEX> Tag
• Passing Form Data
  • HTTP Methods
    • The GET Method
    • The POST Method
  • URL Encoding
    • Packaging Form Data
    • Formatting Rules
  • Storing Encoded URLs
  • Innovative Uses of Forms
    • Electronic Commerce: The Nashville Country Store
    • Research: Georgia Tech GVU Web Surveys
    • Fun: The Dreaded Matching Question '95