html:form

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<html:form />

The <html:form /> tag is used to create an HTML form. The form implicitly interacts with the named ActionForm bean to pre-populate the input fields values with the matching data members of the named bean. The <html:form /> tag has a body type of JSP and supports 13 attributes, described in Table 16.7.

Table 16.7: <html:form /> Tag Attributes

Attribute	Description
action	Identifies the URL to which this form is submitted. This value is also used to select an ActionMapping described by an <action> element in the struts-config.xml file. (required)
enctype	Identifies the content encoding of the request submitted by this form. If you are using the file tag, then this attribute must be set to multipart/form-data. If this value is not indicated, then the default value is determined by the client browser. (optional)
focus	Identifies the input field name to which initial focus is assigned. (optional)
focusIndex	An array of input element ids representing their associated tab order. (optional)
method	Identifies the HTTP request method used when submitting the form request (GET or POST). The default method is POST. (optional)
onreset	Specifies a JavaScript function that is executed if the form is reset. (optional)
onsubmit	Specifies a JavaScript function that is executed if the form is submitted. (optional)
scope	Specifies the scope of the form bean associated with this input form. (optional)
style	Specifies a Cascading Style Sheet style to apply to this HTML element. (optional)
styleClass	Specifies a Cascading Style Sheet class to apply to this HTML element. (optional)
styleId	Specifies an HTML identifier to be associated with this HTML element. (optional)
target	Specifies the frame window target to which this form is submitted. (optional)
type	Provides the fully qualified class name of the ActionForm bean to be created, if no such bean is found in the named scope. (optional)

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