TYPE = TEXT

TEXT creates a text entry field (the most popular type of data entry field):

this code	produces this
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/html/mycgi.pl"> name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="realname"> <P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="submit"> </FORM>	name:

TEXT is the default input type (if you want a text field, you don't even need to use the TYPE attribute).

this code	produces this
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/html/mycgi.pl"> <!-- note absence of TYPE attribute --> name: <INPUT NAME="realname"> <P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="submit"> </FORM>	name:

The behavior of TEXT fields can be modified using these attributes:

• VALUE: set an initial value for the field
• SIZE: how wide the field should be
• MAXLENGTH: the maximum number of characters the user can enter

TYPE=CHECKBOX