From 5be721c03c962cd619c452ce4b9f80bf39d39942 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: azrap <1200602+azrap@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:55:27 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] condense and fix grammar (#32861) The additional info on html forms section contained redundant information as well as information that was not clearly defined. Eg the section on the GET | POST method. --- guide/english/html/html-forms/index.md | 17 +++++++---------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/html/html-forms/index.md b/guide/english/html/html-forms/index.md index 2a7254699e..5ca7828f2b 100644 --- a/guide/english/html/html-forms/index.md +++ b/guide/english/html/html-forms/index.md @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ title: HTML Forms --- ## HTML Forms -Forms are used to collect data entered by a user, which are then sent to the server for further processing. They are utilized for different kinds of user inputs such as name, email, etc. +HTML forms are used to get input entered by a user and send it to a server for further processing. They can be used for different kinds of user inputs, such as name, email, address, etc. -Form contains control elements which are wrapped around ```
``` tags, like ```input```, which can have types like: +Forms contain control elements (such as ```input```) which are wrapped around ```
``` tags. Input elements can be classified as 'types' such as: - ```text``` - ```email``` @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Form contains control elements which are wrapped around ```
``` tags - ```reset``` - ```tel``` - ```url``` +- ```textarea``` - is a multiline box which is most often used for adding some text (e.g. comment). Size of textarea is defined by number of rows and columns. +- ```select``` - together with `````` tag creates drop-down select menu. +- ```button``` - The button element can be used to define a clickable button. +- ```fieldset```- It groups related elements in a form. +- ```legend```- It defines a caption for a
element. Code example: ```html @@ -61,14 +66,6 @@ Code example: ``` ![Screenshot of Code Above](https://i.imgur.com/r0br52L.png "Screenshot of Code Above") -Other elements that form can contain: - -- ```textarea``` - is a multiline box which is most often used for adding some text (e.g. comment). Size of textarea is defined by number of rows and columns. -- ```select``` - together with `````` tag creates drop-down select menu. -- ```button``` - The button element can be used to define a clickable button. -- ```fieldset```- It groups related elements in a form. -- ```legend```- It defines a caption for a
element. - SETTING MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES ON INPUTS OF TYPE "NUMBER" If you would like to require your user to enter a number value within a certain range, you can use the "min" and "max" attributes to the input element.