Reading-Notes

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Read: 09 - Forms and Events

[HTML & CSS]

Chapter 7: Forms (p. 144-175)

A Form is a document that is pre set with text that tells users what kind of data they need to fill out. It is the same for html. It is a datasheet with missing information that you fill out on your computer. An example of this is the Google search bar. Yes the search bar is a type of online form.

Form Controls

Several types of form controls exist:

Adding Text:

• text inputs
• password input
• textarea Making Choices:
• radio buttons
• checkboxes
• drop-down boxes

Submitting Forms:

• submitt buttons
• image buttons
• file upload

How they Work

Forms work in 4 steps.

1. User fills and submitts form to server
2. The name of each from controland it’s values are sent
3. Server processes the information using a programming language, information can be stored in a data base
4. server sends back a page based off of receiver information

Chapter 14: Lists, Tables, & Forms (p. 330-357)

[JavaScript & JQuery]

Chapter 6: Events (p. 243-292)