Forms Components
Forms consist of a number of possible input or interaction elements, including the following:
- Push buttons:
inputelements oftype button,submit, andreset - Graphical buttons:
inputelements oftype image - Generalized buttons:
buttonelements - Text entry fields:
inputelements oftype text,passwordand with notypespecified - Text areas:
textareaelements - Radio Buttons:
inputelements oftype radio - Check Boxes:
inputelements oftype checkbox - Select menus or combo boxes:
selectelements
Several of these can be collected in a form element along with other content, including images and text. Usually, form elements contain at least one submit button (button or input type="submit").
These form elements fall into two subsets: those where the text prompting information is included in the control (the button) and those where the text prompting information is usually outside the control (text-input controls, radio buttons, check boxes, and select menus).
References
- Caldwell, B, ed, Trace R&D Center, ed, W3C, ed, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. World Wide Web Consortium. December 2008.
- Thatcher, J, Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance. Berkeley, CA: friends of ED/Apress, 2006.