HTML form method attribute
Examples
Use "get" method to submit the form:
<form
action="demo_form.html"
method="get">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="提交">
</form>
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="提交">
</form>
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(For more examples, see the bottom of the page)
Browser Support
All major browsers support method attribute.
Definition and Usage
method method specifies how to send the form data (form-data) (form data will be sent to the specified in the action attribute of the page).
Form data can be used as the form to send the URL variable (method = "get") or as a form of HTTP post transaction to send (method = "post").
About GET Notes:
- The form data is appended to the name / value pairs to the URL
- URL length is limited (about 3,000 characters)
- Never use GET to send sensitive data! (In the URL is visible)
- For the user wants to bookmark useful form submission
- GET more suitable for non-secure data, such as the query string in the Google
Notes on POST:
- Additional form data to a HTTP request body inside (data not shown in the URL)
- No length restrictions
- Forms submitted through POST can not be bookmarked
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
no.
grammar
<form method="get|post">
Property Value
| 值 | 描述 |
|---|---|
| get | 默认。将表单数据（form-data）以名称/值对的形式附加到 URL 中：URL?name=value&name=value。 |
| post | 以 HTTP post 事务的形式发送表单数据（form-data）。 |
More examples
Use the "post" method to submit the form
To send the form data by "post" method.
HTML <form> tag