HTML Form Fields - Text Field

Text Field of HTML form

<input type="text" name="Name" value="default_value">

Text fields are data entry fields which takes small amount of data from the user ( textarea is used for large data ). This is one of the most widely used control of a WebForm.

Attribute	Description
Name	This attribute specifies the name of the object through which it can be referenced.
Value	This is used to specify the value of the text field.(optional)
Size	Width of the text field.(optional)
Maxlength	Used to specify the maximum number of characters that can be entered into the textbox.
Autocomplete	Input element should have autocomplete .
autofocus	Focus ( crusher inside ) the input text box by default . DEMO of autofocus
placeholder	Hint , help or about the input requirment can be given to user. DEMO of Placeholder

• Keeping the cursor at textbox by default

Example:

<input type="text" name="txtbox" value="Simple Text">

This places a text field(single line text area) within the HTML form, which can be referenced by using its name "txtbox" and whose value is "Simple Text". Here is an example

How text box is managed by JQuery

TextArea to enter more text

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