Text Fields

• Very common.
• <INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="FirstName" VALUE="Brandan" SIZE="25">
• Where:
• TYPE="Text" specifies that this is a text field.
• NAME="FirstName" is the name of the field, which we can use in JavaScript.
• VALUE="Brandan" displays Brandan in the field by default. (Optional)
• SIZE="25" the text field can have no more than 25 characters. (Optional)
• The JavaScript text object has properties:
• name - the name assigned to the field in NAME.
• defaultValue = the default value, the data in the VALUE attribute.
• value - the current value.  Starts as the default, but changes based on what the user entered.  Be sure not to confuse this with defaultValue!
• In use:
• To dynamically change the value,

document.form1.FirstName.value = "Spiff";
document.form1.FirstName.value = firstName;
• To retrieve the value for further use in JavaScript,

firstName = document.form1.FirstName.value;

Internet II: Day 4