HTML action Attribute
The HTML action Attribute is used to specify where the form data is to be sent to the server after the submission of the form. When a user submits a form, the browser sends the data to the specified URL, allowing server-side scripts to handle the information and generate a response.
Note: It can be used in the <form> element.
Syntax:
<form action="URL">
Attribute Values:
URL: It is used to specify the URL of the document where the data is to be sent after the submission of the form.
The possible values of the URL are:
|
URL |
Description |
|---|---|
|
absolute URL |
It points to another website link. For Example: www.gfg.org |
|
relative URL |
It is used to point to a file within a webpage. For Example: www.w3wiki.net |
Example : This Example illustrates the use of action attribute in an HTML document.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>HTML action Attribute</title></head><body> <h1>w3wiki</h1> <h2>HTML action Attribute</h2> <form action="test.php" method="post" id="users"> <label for="username">Username:</label> <input type="text" name="name" id="username"><br><br> <label for="password">Password:</label> <input type="password" name="pass" id="password"> </form> <br> <button onclick="myBeginner()">Submit</button><br><br> <b> After Submitting the form-data will sent to the "test.php" page on the server. </b></body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Opera 15
- Safari 4
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