`TYPE = TEXT`

TEXT creates a text entry field (the most popular type of data entry field):

this code produces this

<FORM ACTION="../cgi-bin/mycgi.pl"> name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="realname"> <P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="submit"> </FORM>

name:

TEXT is the default input type (if you want a text field, you don't even need to use the TYPE attribute).

this code produces this

<FORM ACTION="../cgi-bin/mycgi.pl">  name: <INPUT NAME="realname"> <P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="submit"> </FORM>

name:

The behavior of TEXT fields can be modified using these attributes:

VALUE: set an initial value for the field
SIZE: how wide the field should be
MAXLENGTH: the maximum number of characters the user can enter