<form method="" action="">
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The action attribute of the FORM element defines where to send the form data, and the method attribute specifies the HTTP method for sending the form data.
<form method="POST" action="example.cgi"></form>
| Attribute | Value | Explanation |
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| method=" " | POST | sent with the POST method |
| GET | sent with the GET method (default) | |
| action=" " | URL | the form data is sent to this URL |
HTTP method
- POST
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The POST method sends the form data in the body of the HTTP request.
(A large amount of data can be sent.) - GET
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The GET method sends the form data within the URL.
http://www.example.com/example.cgi?name1=value1&name2=value2
(There are limits to the number of characters that can be sent.)
Example
<form method="POST" action="example.cgi">
<p>Name<br>
<input type="text" name="Name" size="30"></p>
<p>Comments<br>
<textarea cols="30" rows="5" name="Comment"></textarea></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit"></p>
</form>
- Output
This form cannot submit because of a sample.