The non-nestable LABEL element accomplishes two tasks:
association of a description with a form field control and increasing
the size of the active user interface region for selecting the form
control. Description attachment is of greatest use to speech-based
browsers, while the benefits of an increased user interface region are
felt most by users of browsers that accommodate a pointing device (such
as a mouse or pen.) Activating a LABEL with a pointing device passes
input focus on to its associated form field control.
Labels are attached either explicitly or implicitly. Explicit attachment
is accomplished through the use of a form field ID as the value of the
FOR attribute. This method allows attachment of a LABEL to a field elsewhere
in the document and has the advantage of allowing multiple LABELs to be
attached to a single form field.
Form fields are attached implicitly to a LABEL when they are in the contents
of the LABEL element. In this case, the LABEL must only contain one form
field within the LABEL contents.
Description:
This is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using
a keyboard character. This is a common GUI paradigm also known
as a "keyboard shortcut" or "keyboard accelerator"
A single character is used as the value of this attribute. In addition,
a platform-dependent key is usually used in combination with the
ACCESSKEY character to access the functionality of the active field.
Values:
A single, case-insensitive alphanumeric character from a browser's
character set.
For
2 | 3
| 3.2 | 4
| IE4B2 | M
| N | O
Required? No
Description:
This attribute identifies which form field the LABEL is attached to.
If this attribute is not used, the LABEL is associated with its contents.
Values:
The value of an ID attribute belonging to a form field in the
current document.