Chapter 16. USING HTML FORMS

Topics in This Chapter

  • Sending data from forms

  • Text controls

  • Push buttons

  • Check boxes and radio buttons

  • Combo boxes and list boxes

  • File upload controls

  • Server-side image maps

  • Hidden fields

  • Grouping controls

  • Tab ordering

  • A Web server for debugging forms

This chapter discusses using HTML forms as front ends to servlets or other server-side programs. These forms provide simple and reliable user interface controls to collect data from the user and transmit it to the servlet. The following chapter discusses the use of applets as servlet front ends. Using applets in this role requires considerably more effort and has some security limitations. However, it permits a much richer user interface and can support significantly more efficient ...

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