loose DTD: FORM element

FORM

A form is a template for a form data set and an associated method and action URI. A form data set is a sequence of name/value pair fields. The names are specified on the NAME attributes of form input elements, and the values are given initial values by various forms of markup and edited by the user. The resulting form data set is used to access an information service as a function of the action and method.

Forms elements can be mixed in with document structuring elements. For example, a <PRE> element may contain a <FORM> element, or a <FORM> element may contain lists which contain <INPUT> elements. This gives considerable flexibility in designing the layout of forms.

Content

• #PCDATA
• a -- Anchor; source and/or destination of a link
• abbr
• acronym
• address -- Address, signature, or byline for document or passage
• applet
• b -- Bold text
• basefont
• bdo
• big
• blockquote -- Quoted passage
• br -- Line break
• button
• center
• cite -- Name or title of cited work
• code -- Source code phrase
• dfn
• dir -- Directory list
• div
• dl -- Definition list, or glossary
• em -- Emphasized phrase
• fieldset
• font
• form -- Fill-out or data-entry form
• h1 -- Heading, level 1
• h2 -- Heading, level 2
• h3 -- Heading, level 3
• h4 -- Heading, level 4
• h5 -- Heading, level 5
• h6 -- Heading, level 6
• hr -- Horizontal rule
• i -- Italic text
• iframe
• img -- Image; icon, glyph or illustration
• input -- Form input datum
• isindex -- Document is a searchable index
• kbd -- Keyboard phrase, e.g. user input
• label
• map
• menu -- Menu list
• noframes
• noscript
• object
• ol -- Ordered, or numbered list
• p -- Paragraph
• pre -- Preformatted text
• q
• s
• samp -- Sample text or characters
• script
• select -- Selection of option(s)
• small
• span
• strike
• strong -- Strong emphasis
• sub
• sup
• table
• textarea -- An area for text input
• tt -- Typewriter text
• u
• ul -- Unordered list
• var -- Variable phrase or substitutable

Exclusions

• form -- Fill-out or data-entry form

ATTRIBUTES
CONTENT DECLARATION

Tag Minimization

Open Tag: REQUIRED
Close Tag: REQUIRED

Parent Elements

• applet
• blockquote -- Quoted passage
• body -- Document body
• center
• dd -- Definition of term
• del
• div
• fieldset
• iframe
• ins
• li -- List item
• map
• noframes
• noscript
• object
• td
• th

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