Summary

HTML forms are used to collect data from application users. In this chapter, you reviewed the concepts necessary for creating, validating, and using FORM variables. Once FORM elements are named, and the user fills in the value and submits the form, you can have the ColdFusion application server perform either server-side or client-side validation on the entries. You also have the option of creating your own custom validation before performing any other processing on the action page.

Sample Questions

1:	What is the recommended METHOD to use when submitting forms to ColdFusion pages? get action post head
2:	Which of the following is an example of a form control that does not pass a value to the action page by default? Text box Text area Checkbox Drop-down select control
3:	Consider the following checkboxes: <input type="checkbox" name="FavCountry" value="US">United States <input type="checkbox" name="FavCountry" value="CAN">Canada <input type="checkbox" name="FavCountry" value="ENG">England <input type="checkbox" name="FavCountry" VAlUE="FRA">France If you check France and Canada, what would your FORM variable look like? FavCountry=CAN,FRA FavCountry=CAN FavCountry=FRA FavCountry=CAN&FRA
4:	Which form of validation is the most secure? Client-side Auto-generated server-side Manual server-side