Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition

A.15 Form Element Tags^601

Table A.28tag attributes

Attribute Value Usage

selected "selected" Configures an option selected by default.

value Text or numeric

B.Special Characters

A value given to a form element that is passed to the form handler if the

item is selected.

disabled disabled Prevents this option from being selected.

The <label>Ta g

<label></label>

The <label>tag configures a text label that is associated with a form element. Table

A.29 shows <label>tag attributes and their values.

Table A.29tag attributes

Attribute Value Usage

accesskey A character on the keyboard Configures a hot key that immediately places the cursor on

the form element.

for Corresponds to the value of an id

attribute on a form element

Associates a text label with a form element.

title A brief text description Configures a brief text description that will display in some

browsers when a mouse is placed over the label.

The <fieldset>Ta g

<fieldset></fieldset>

The <fieldset>tag configures a group of form elements. It is used together with the

<legend>tag.

The <legend>Ta g

<legend></legend>

The <legend>tag is only used within the <fieldset>tag. It configures a text descrip-

tion for the <fieldset>grouping. Table A.30 shows <legend>tag attributes and their

values.

Table A.30

tag attributes

Attribute Value Usage

accesskey A character on the key-

board

Configures a hot key that immediately places the cursor on the first form

element in the legend area.

align "top", "bottom",

"left", "right"

Configures the alignment of the text legend. (Deprecated)

title A brief text description Configures a brief text description that will display in some browsers

when a mouse pointer is placed over the text legend.