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Posted by James Nelson
James Nelson
23,956 Points

Forms - static text

Hello guys,

I have a form that submits a static piece of text. As well as other form elements of course. The static element cannot be changed by the user, therefore should not be marked up as input etc.

What tag would you guys recommended using to mark this piece of text up?

P.s I cannot take this piece of text out from the form as it must be submitted.

Thanks

1 Answer

Jeremy Germenis
Jeremy Germenis
29,854 Points
Jeremy Germenis
Jeremy Germenis
29,854 Points

If the field is not required to be seen by the user, use a hidden input field:

<input type="hidden" name="fieldName" value="fieldValue">

If you would like the user to see the field but not edit it, use readonly:

<input type="text" name="fieldName" value="fieldValue" readonly>