HTML <form> method Attribute
Example
Submit a form using the "get" method:
<form
action="/action_page.php"
method="get">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name:
<input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The method attribute specifies how to send form-data (the form-data is sent to the page specified in the action attribute).
The form-data can be sent as URL variables (with method="get") or as HTTP post transaction (with method="post").
Notes on GET:
- Appends form-data into the URL in name/value pairs
- The length of a URL is limited (about 3000 characters)
- Never use GET to send sensitive data! (will be visible in the URL)
- Useful for form submissions where a user wants to bookmark the result
- GET is better for non-secure data, like query strings in Google
Notes on POST:
- Appends form-data inside the body of the HTTP request (data is not shown is in URL)
- Has no size limitations
- Form submissions with POST cannot be bookmarked
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| method | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<form method="get|post">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| get | Default. Appends the form-data to the URL in name/value pairs: URL?name=value&name=value |
| post | Sends the form-data as an HTTP post transaction |
More Examples
Example
Submit a form using the "post" method:
<form
action="/action_page.php"
method="post">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name:
<input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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❮ HTML <form> tag
