9.9 Text Area
The <textarea> tag is a very useful tag for use in forms because it defines a multiple line text input area for visitors to enter comments or whatever. The size of a text area can be specified by using two more useful attributes called col and row. For example:
<form> <textarea rows="10" cols="30"> Comments Welcome! </textarea> </form>
This would look like this in a browser:
Fieldset
Before leaving forms it is worth mentioning another tag. The <fieldset> tag is used to logically group together elements in a form. It also draws a box around the related form elements. It is normally used in conjunction with the <legend> tag, from which it derives its content. For example:
<fieldset> <legend> Health information: </legend> <form> Height <input type="text" size="3"> Weight <input type="text" size="3"> </form> </fieldset>
This would look like this in a browser:
The label tag sets a caption that is displayed inside a border.