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.geeksforgeeks.org |
Example : This Example illustrates the use of action attribute in an HTML document.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >HTML action Attribute</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ 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 = "myGeeks()" >Submit</ button >< br >< br >
< b >
After Submitting the form-data will sent
to the "test.php" page on the server.
</ b >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Opera 15
- Safari 4