HTML Forms

<form>
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form elements
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</form>

The HTML <form> element defines a form that is used to collect user input.
Form elements are different types of input elements, like text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons, and more.
An HTML form contains form elements.

The default method when submitting form data is GET.
However, when GET is used, the submitted form data will be visible in the page address field.
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.

Always use POST if the form data contains sensitive or personal information.
The POST method does not display the submitted form data in the page address field.
POST has no size limitations, and can be used to send large amounts of data.
Form submissions with POST cannot be bookmarked.

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