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Text Box


Text boxes: Used to provide input fields for text, phone numbers, dates, etc.
<INPUT TYPE= " TEXT " >
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Textboxes use the following attributes:
§TYPE: text.
§SIZE: determines the size of the textbox in characters. Default=20 characters.
§MAXLENGHT : determines the maximum number of characters that the field will accept.
§NAME: is the name of the variable to be sent to the CGI application.
§VALUE: will display its contents as the default value.

Example on Text Box
 <HTML>
<Head>
<TITLE>Form_Text_Type</TITLE>
</HEAD> 
<BODY>
<h1> <font color=blue> Please enter the following BioData</font></h1>
<FORM name="form1"  Method= " get " Action= " URL " >
First Name: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="FName"
SIZE="15" MAXLENGTH="25"><BR>
Last Name: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="LName"
SIZE="15" MAXLENGTH="25"><BR>
Nationality: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Country"
SIZE="25" MAXLENGTH="25"><BR>
The Phone Number: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Phone"
SIZE="15" MAXLENGTH="12"><BR>
</FORM> </BODY> </HTML>

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