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FORM
Description
Specifies that the contained controls take part in a form.
Syntax
<FORM
ACTION=url
CLASS=classname
ENCTYPE=encoding
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
METHOD=GET | POST
NAME=name
STYLE=css1-properties
TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top
TITLE=text
event = script
>
Parameter Description ACTION=url Specifies the address to be used to carry out the action of the form. If none is specified, the base URL of the document is used. CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. ENCTYPE=encoding Specifies the format of the data being submitted by the form. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. METHOD=GET | POST Indicates how the form data should be sent to the server; either GET or POST NAME=name Specifies the name of the control, bookmark, or application. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top Specifies the window or frame to target the contents at. If no frame or window exists that matches the specified target, a new window is opened for the specified link. If no target is specified, the default is "_self" for a link within the same site or "_top" if the site is external. Special target values are listed below:
_blank Specifies to load the link into a new unnamed window. _parent Specifies to load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in. _self Specifies to load the link into the same window the link was clicked in. _top Specifies to load the link into the full body of the current window. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. event Can be one or more of these events:
onclick ondblclick ondragstart onhelp onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onreset onselectstart onsubmit Remarks
When programming the form, all control-like elements are added to the form as named items. In addition, these items are exposed through the Item method on the form.
This element is a block element.
Both the start and end tags are required.
Example
<FORM TARGET="viewer" ACTION="http://www.sample.com/bin/search"> ... </FORM>Scripting Object
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