Alphabetical List of Elements - HTML5 - page 220

name=" text text "

Required . Specifies a name for the control. This name will be sent along with the control
content to the form-processing application.

placeholder=" text text "

Not in HTML 4.01 . Provides a short (one word or short phrase) hint or example to help
the user enter the correct data. If a longer description is necessary, use the title attribute.

readonly ( readonly="readonly" in XHTML)
Indicates that the form control may not be modified.

required ( required="required" in XHTML)
Not in HTML 4.01 . When present, indicates the user must enter a value in the control
before submitting the form.

rows=" number number "

Specifies theheightofthetextentryfieldinnumberoflinesoftext.Iftheuserentersmore
lines than are visible, the text field scrolls down to accommodate the extra lines.

wrap="hard|soft"

Not in HTML 4.01 .Whensetto hard ,hardreturns(carriage return+linefeedcharacters)
are inserted at the end of lines as they appear in text entry field. When set to hard , there
must also be a cols attribute specifying the length of the line. When set to soft (the de-
fault), line breaks in the text entry field are not preserved in the returned data.

Examples

<p><label for="loveband">Official Contest Entry</label></p>
<textarea name="band" id="loveband" rows="4" cols="45" > Tell
us why you love the band. </textarea>

<p><label for="loveband">Official Contest Entry</label></p>