VALUE

A VALUE attribute, if supplied, specifies the initial contents of the textfield.
When the form is submitted, the current contents are sent; these
can reflect user input. If the textfield is empty when the form is submit213

NAME

The NAME attribute identifies the textfield when the form is submitted.
In standard HTML the attribute is required. Because data is always sent
to the server in the form of name/value pairs, no data is sent from form
controls that have no NAME.

METHOD

The METHOD attribute specifies how the data will be transmitted to the
HTTP server. When GET is used, the data is appended to the end of
the designated URL after a question mark. For an example, see Section
16.1 (How HTML Forms Transmit Data). GET is the default and is
also the method that is used when a browser requests a normal URL.
When POST is used, the data is sent on a separate line.
The advantages of using the GET method are twofold: the method is
simple; and with servlets that use GET, users can access those servlets
for testing and debugging without creating a form, simply by entering
a URL with the proper data appended. On the other hand, due to
URL size restrictions on some browsers, GET requests have limits on
the amount of data that can be appended, whereas POST requests do
not. Another disadvantage of GET is that most browsers show the URL,
including the attached data string, in an address field at the top of the
browser. This display makes GET inappropriate for sending sensitive
data if your computer is in a relatively public place.

The FORM Element

Each of these elements is typically given a name and has a
value based on the original HTML or user input. When the form is submitted,
the names and values of all active elements are collected into a string
with = between each name and value and with & between each name/value
pair. This string is then transmitted to the URL designated by the FORM element.
The string is either appended to the URL after a question mark or sent
on a separate line after the HTTP request headers and a blank line, depending
on whether GET or POST is used as the submission method. This section
covers the FORM element itself, used primarily to designate the URL and to
choose the submission method. The following sections cover the various user
interface controls that can be used within forms.

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