Hour 9. Web Form Basics
In order to create a useful Web application, somehow we must be able to collect user input and return to the user a Web page customized to the input entered. For example, search engines like Google must be able to accept a user's search term and then display a Web page with the results based upon that search. Sites like Amazon.com must be able to read a shopper's credit card numbers so that they can correctly bill the shopper for purchases.
HTML was designed with such needs in mind, as evidenced by the various HTML tags designed to aid in collecting user input. The HTML <input> tag, for example, can be used to display a textbox, checkbox, radio button, or drop-down list. Once the user enters information, the HTML <form> ...
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