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Development Tools HTTP Basics GET and POST Requests in a Browser Using Forms for GET Requests

Posted by jlampstack
jlampstack
23,932 Points

Why would an input form have 4 inputs for only 1 search?

For what reason would an input form have 4 inputs for only 1 search? I notice in the video there are 4 inputs with only 1 visible and the other 3 are all hidden.

This wasn't covered in the lesson but I'm curious to know if anyone can provide some insight.

Thanks in advance (=

1 Answer

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points

The hidden values are set by other conditions, and are used by the server to handle the request.

This is entirely depending on how the server was set up. If you make your own form, you won't need that, unless you set up your server that way.