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HTML HTML Forms Form Basics Create a Submit Button

Posted by lovemore tshuma
lovemore tshuma
12,989 Points

On the button element created in the last step, add a type attribute with the value "submit".

hi guys can you assist me im not seing where im missing it,confused now

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  <form action="index.html" method="post">  
    <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
    <textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea> <button>Submit Comment </button>
    <button type="submit"></button>

     </form>




  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Bob McCarty
PLUS
Bob McCarty
Courses Plus Student 16,618 Points
Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty
Courses Plus Student 16,618 Points

Lovemore,

Place the type="submit" in the initial button tag. Delete the second button tag.

Bob

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  <form action="index.html" method="post">  
    <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
    <textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea> <button type="submit">Submit Comment </button>

     </form>

  </body>
</html>
lovemore tshuma
lovemore tshuma
12,989 Points

thnx Bob got it