Text Input Fields THE "TYPE" ATTRIBUTE OF AN INPUT TAG CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE MANY THINGS OTHER THAN SUBMIT BUTTONS. WHEN THE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE "TEXT" IS SPECIFIED A SMALL REGION WHERE THE USER CAN ENTER TEXT IS PRODUCED. <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="symbols" SIZE="20" MAXLENGTH="128"> "SIZE" AND "MAXLENGTH" DETERMINE THE FIELD'S SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ALLOWED.

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This page is part of a section of lecture slides related to " HTML Forms " within the topic "CGI and HTML Forms". Other slides within this section and other sections of slides for the topic "CGI and HTML Forms" can be accessed using the links below. Common Gateway Interface CGI == Common Gateway Interface HTML Forms Forms Forms (cont.) FORM ACTION ATTRIBUTE Form Input Elements The Submit Button Text Input Fields Name/Value Pairs Checkboxes Radio Buttons Other "INPUT" Elements The "TEXTAREA" Tag Selection Lists Selection Lists (cont.)