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