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- What is it?
- PASSWORD is a TYPE attribute value to the INPUT tag for FORMs. A
Password field is a text entry field [like the INPUT TYPE=TEXT field], but
the data is obscured as it is entered.
- Attributes
- Name
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE1 | M2A1
| N1
- Required? Yes
- Description:
This is a required attribute that associates a symbolic name to the
field for submittal to the form processing script.
- Values: Alphanumeric characters.
- Type
- 2
| 3 | 3.2
| IE1 | M2A1
| N1
- Required? Yes*
- Description:
* This is the required TYPE attribute for
this INPUT mechanism. From the strict view, the TYPE attribute
is not required.
- Values: PASSWORD
Style Sheet Attributes
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- Class
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This represents an assigned semantic classification grouping(s) for the
current tag.
- Values:
Given as a comma separated list of alphanumeric characters. Class names
may contain spaces (multiple consecutive spaces treated as a single
space.)
- ID
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This assigns an alpha-numeric identifier that is unique
to this tag instance. Style sheets may use this attribute to reference
the current instance of this tag. Hyperlinks may also use this identifier
to serve as a destination.
- Values:
An alphanumeric string - initial character must be a letter followed
by alphabetic characters, digits, "-" or "."
characters. The allowable set of alpha-characters is restricted to the
A-Z and a-z set.
- Style
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B3
- Required? No
- Description:
This attribute is a text string that provides rendering style
information for the current tag.
- Values:
Please see the description of
inline styles for more
information on how to use this attribute and its
possible values.
- Example
- <form>
<input
TYPE="password"
NAME="thepassword">
</form>
- Parent Model
- <form>
- Content Model
- This tag accepts no content.
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