If our goal is to create a static, dull website with no possible interaction from the user, we might as well skip this chapter. However, chances are that the majority of us are interested in learning how forms and various controls work and can be implemented using the jQuery Mobile framework.

Forms are particularly useful (well, necessary) whenever we need the user to submit any kind of data or information: submitting comments, posting a reply, taking a quiz, and purchasing something online – and generally, any action that counts on some interaction – are some of the activities forms are used for.

Along with forms, we will learn what elements we can create and make use of; jQuery Mobile provides a set of input elements which, acting on top of the standard HTML ones, offer a customized look and feel to match with the projects.

All of the elements are easy-to-use and of intuitive use, thanks to the simplicity in which sliders, select menus, input fields...