Summary

This chapter has covered some serious ground. After working through it, you should:

  • Understand how ordinary HTML forms work

  • Understand how to use drop-in form dijit replacements for standard form elements

  • Be familiar with the general taxonomy of form dijits, understanding the broad strokes of the inheritance relationships

  • Be able to create form dijits both programmatically and in markup

  • Understand the difference between methods, attributes, and extension points

  • Understand what is meant by a degradable form and be able to weigh the various factors involved in producing a degradable design

It's time to move on to layout widgets.

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