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Working with Forms and Frames04
Session 4
Module Introduction Frames Forms and Controls
FRAMES Explain the FRAMESET element Explain the IFRAME element Explain the NOFRAME element
FRAMES
Frames refer to a technique of dividing the browser windows into multiple sub-windows.
Each sub-window is called as a frame. Each frame contains a separate html
page and is independent of other frames in the browser.
FRAMESET Elements A frameset specifies a general layout of
a web page that consists of frames. It defines how the browser should be
divided into frames. To specify this division, the FRAMESET
elements provides the ROWS and COLS attributes.
FRAMESET Element
<html><head>
<title>Welcome</title></head>
<frameset cols="50%,50%" rows=“*”>
<frame src="First.html"><frame src="Second.html">
</frameset></html>
FRAMESET Element
Attribute Description
frameborder Specifies where frames within a frameset consist of borders.
framespacing Specifies the space between individual frames with a framset.
Attribute of Frameset
FRAME
Attribute Description
frameborder Specifies whether the current frame consist of borders.
marginheight
Specifies the top and bottom margins of the current frame.
marginwidth Specifies the left and right margins of the current frame.
name Specifies the name of the current frame. The browser use the name to refer to the frame.
noresize Informs that a user cannot resize a current frame
scrolling Specifies scrollbar for the current frame
Attribute of Frame
FRAME<html><head>
<title>Welcome</title></head><frameset rows="100,*"> <frame src="Banner.html" frameborder="1"
noresize> <frameset cols="25%,*" frameborder="NO"
noresize> <frame src="Links.html" name="leftFrame"
scrolling="NO" noresize> <frame src="Main.html" name="contents"
frameborder="0"> </frameset></frameset>
<noframes></noframes></html>
IFRAME Element Inline frames allow you to embedded an
HTML page within a main HTML page such that the inserted page is displayed as a part of document’s flow.
Inline frames are also called as “floating frames”.
IFRAME Element<html><head>
<title>Untitled Document</title></head><body>
<p>This page support iframe.</p><iframe src="AboubtUs.html" width="250" height="100" scrolling="yes" frameborder="1"/><p>This browser does not support IFRAME element.</p>
</body></html>
NORAME Element One of the limitations of using frames
is that the frames are not supported by all browser.
The “NOFRAME” element specifies the text to be displayed in the browser if the browser does not support frame<noframes>
<body><p>This browser does not support
frames.</p></body>
</noframes>
FORMS AND CONTROLS Explain HTML forms Describe the basic elements Explain the INPUT element Explain the LABEL element Explain the BUTTON element Explain the SELECT and OPTION
elements
Forms
An HTML form is a container that consists of various controls such as checkboxes, radio buttons, menus, …
For example, consider a Login form that allows you to specify the login name and password.
Forms
Forms
Attribute Description
action Specifies the URL where the form data will be submitted and processed.
method Indicates an HTTP method that specifies how the data of the form is send to server.This attribute has two values namely: GET and POST.
Attribute of Form
Basic Controls
Label Text Box Button Check Box Radio Button
INPUT Element A control allows you to
accept different type of input from the user.
The different values that the type attribute can take care: Text for Text Box Password for Password Submit for the Submit button Reset for the Reset button Radio for Radio Button Checkbox for Check Boxes
LABEL Element
A LABEL element creates a label control on a form.
You use the FOR attribute associates a label with another control.
The value of the FOR attribute must be the same as the value of the ID attribute of the associated control element.
BUTTON Element
A BUTTON element creates a button on a form.
The buttons created using the BUTTON element are similar to buttons created with INPUT element, however it’s offer richer functionalities.
MENU Element
Menus are control that allow the user to select an option from a given set of options.
To create menu, you use SELECT element. The select element must have at least one OPTION element.
Menu that allows the user to select a single option or multiple options.
Registration form<html><body><form id="frmReg" name="frmReg" method="post"
action=""> <h2>Account Registration Form</h2> <table width="300"> <tr> <td width="120">Name:</td> <td width="180">
<input name="textfield" type="text" size="25" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marital Status: </td> <td> <select name="select"> <option>Single</option> <option>Married</option> <option>Married But Available</option> </select>
</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Address:</td> <td>
<textarea name="textarea" cols="19"></textarea></td>
</tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <input type="submit" name="Submit"
value="Submit" /> <input type="reset" name="Submit2"
value="Reset" /> </td> </tr> </table></form></body></html>
Summary A form is selection of an HTML document
that contains special elements called as controls.
Control are used to accept input from user and provide some interaction
The <FORM> element is used to create the region on the page that will be treated as a form.
The <INPUT> element defines the type and appearance of the control to be displayed on the form
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Summary… Frames divide a Web broswer’s window into
separate regions, each of which can display separate scrollable page.
An HTML document with frames has a HEAD and a FRAMESET section.
Cannot use BODY and FRAMSET set elements together
The NOFRAMES element is used to specify alternate content to be used if the browser does not support
The IFRAME element is used to define inline frame
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