Mastering HTML5 Forms

Chapter 1. Forms and Their Significance

Using forms in a web page is the most effective way to gather relevant data from the user. Forms are how users really interact with the application whether it's a search form, a login screen, or a multipage registration wizard. Forms can have inputs such as name, gender, credit card number, password, images, or upload files into the forms.

In this chapter we will cover the following topics:

• Web forms and their benefits
• The new HTML5 <form> elements
• Building a web form
• Guidelines to build a web form

Understanding web forms

Before we start learning about HTML5 forms, let us understand what a web form is.

Forms on a web page provide an interface where information can be shared between a client and a user more easily ...