Corresponds to the FORM TARGET attribute.
• Text - It is an object representing a text field.
• Text area - It is an object representing a text area field. Some of the Form Element Properties are:
• Name - It provides access to an element's name attribute. It applies to all of the form elements.
• Type - it is for identifies the object's type. It applies to every form elements.
• Value - it is for identifies object's value. It applies to all checkbox, hidden, button radio, submit, password, reset, text or textarea.
• Checked - This is for identifies whether the element is checked. It applies to checkbox & radio only.
• Default checked - This is for identifies whether the element is checked by default. This applies to checkbox & radio only.
• Default value - it is for identifies the object's default value. It applies to submit, password and textarea.
• Length - This is for identifies the length of a select list. This applies to select.
• Options - An array which identifies the options supported by the select list. It applies to select.
Syntax : <FORM Name = "myform" Action = "mailto:[email protected]" Method
= POST Ectype = "multipart/form-data" on submit = "return check ( )" >
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "javascript">
function check ()
{ if (document.myform.email.value == "") {
alert("please enter your email-id");
return false; }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
Enter your Email to subscribe : <p>
<FORM Name = "myform" Action = "mailto:[email protected]" Method = POST
Enctype = "multipart/form-data" onsubmit = "return check()" >
<Input type = "text" Name = "email">
<Input type = "submit" value = "submit">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
The above code is utilized for obtaining the user's email-id. In case the user clicks on to the submit button without entering the email-id in the wanted text field, he sees a message box represent ting that the email-id has not been entered.