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Mastering HTML5 Forms

By : Gaurav Gupta
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Mastering HTML5 Forms

By: Gaurav Gupta

Overview of this book

HTML5 has given web developers the ability to easily develop sites and applications which, previously, were extremely time consuming. Now, they can not only build visually stunning forms and web pages, but can also increase the scope of their applications, as well as collect valuable user inputs and data through customized forms. This practical guide will teach you how to create responsive forms, and how to link them to the database. This will enable you to take advantage of the power behind HTML5 elements for building forms, and make the user interfaces attractive and more interactive. Explore the benefits of web forms, and learn how to create them using new HTML5 form elements. This guide will take you through a number of clear, practical examples that will help you to take advantage of the forms built and customized using HTML5 and related technologies, quickly and painlessly. Your ability to build responsive forms will be enhanced throughout the book.You will also learn about the necessity of validations, CSS3 properties for improving the look of the form, and how to link the form to the server. Lastly, you will learn to make the standard forms responsive by making them compatible with desktops and mobile devices.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Form validation


Validation of a form is a series of checks and notifications that guides a user as to what is required as an input while submitting information to a server. We can also say that it is a process of checking the input data against a specific standard or requirement.

Form validation is a process for detecting invalid control data and displaying those errors to the end users. The term has several benefits as follows:

  • Provides the necessary instructions and hints

  • Provides a logical reading and navigation order of the elements

  • Users can easily get to know the mistakes they have made while entering the data

  • Ensures that the form can be completed and submitted using the keyboard

  • Saves users' waiting time on an HTTP request or a network call

  • Saves the owner's server time and memory from dealing with bad inputs

Validation ensures that sufficient data has been provided by the user, such as with online shopping, which typically includes the address, e-mail address, and many more details which...