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The <input> tag

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The <input> tag defines an input field (a text field where the user can enter some text). 

Syntax

<input name="somename"/>

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
name nmtoken REQUIRED. The name of the variable that is set with the result of the user's input
emptyok true
false
Sets whether the user can leave the input field blank or not. Default is "false"
format A
a
N
X
x
M
m
*f
nf
Sets the data format for the input field. Default is "*M".

A = uppercase alphabetic or punctuation characters
a  = lowercase alphabetic or punctuation characters
N = numeric characters
X = uppercase characters
x  = lowercase characters
M = all characters
m  = all characters
*f = Any number of characters. Replace the f with one of the letters above to specify what characters the user can enter
nf  = Replace the n with a number from 1 to 9 to specify the number of characters the user can enter. Replace the f with one of the letters above to specify what characters the user can enter

maxlength number Sets the maximum number of characters the user can enter in the field
size number_of_char Sets the width of the input field
tabindex number Sets the tabbing position for the input field
title cdata Sets a title for the input field
type text
password
Indicates the type of the input field. The default value is "text"
value cdata Sets the default value of the variable in the "name" attribute 
xml:lang language_code Sets the language used in the element
class cdata Sets a class name for the element. The class name is case sensitive. An element can be connected to multiple classes. Multiple class names within the class attribute are separated by white space
id id Sets a unique name for the element

Examples

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">

<wml>
<card title="Input">
<p> 
 Name: <input name="name" size="15"/><br/> 
 Age:  <input name="age" size="15" format="*N"/><br/>
 Sex:  <input name="sex" size="15"/>
</p>
</card> 
</wml>


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