Mastering HTML5 Forms.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Forms and their Significance; Understanding web forms; Benefits; HTML versus HTML5 forms; The form types, elements, and attributes; The types; The elements; The attributes; Building an HTML5 form; Guidelines; Summary; Chapter 2: Validation of Forms; Form validation; Client-side form validation; Server-side form validation; HTML5 form validation; Code 1 -- validating a textbox using JavaScript.

Code 2 -- validating a textbox using HTML5 controlsConstraint validations; HTML5 constraint validation APIs; The validity object; The checkValidity method; The setCustomValidity() method; The willValidate attribute; The validationMessage attribute; The patternMismatch property; The customError property; The rangeOverflow property; The rangeUnderflow property; The stepMismatch property; The tooLong property; The typeMismatch property; The valueMissing property; The valid property; Error messages; Summary; Chapter 3: Styling the Forms; CSS3 for web forms; Selectors and pseudo-selectors.

Backgrounds; The background-clip property; Syntax; Values; The background-origin property; Syntax; Values; The background-size property; Syntax; Values; The background-color property; The background-repeat property; The background-attachment property; Borders; The border-radius property; Syntax; Values; The box-shadow property; Syntax; Values; The border-image property; Syntax; Values; Text effects; The text-shadow property; Syntax; The word-wrap property; Syntax; Values; Fonts; The @font-face rule; Syntax; Font descriptors; The src font descriptor; The font-style font descriptor.

The font-stretch font descriptor; The font-family font descriptor; The unicode-range font descriptor; The font-weight descriptor; Gradients; Syntax; Values; Styling the forms; Guidelines; Summary; Chapter 4: Connection with Database; PHP; Syntax; Form handling; The GET method; The POST method; The filter method; Validating user input data; Sanitizing user input data; The FILTER_CALLBACK filter; Filter multiple inputs; MySQL; MySQL for PHP; MySQL-PHP connectivity; Open a connection to the MySQL server; Close a connection; Create or select a database; Create a database; Select a database.

Create a tablePrimary keys; Spoofing and forging forms; Forging HTTP requests; Spoofing submission; Shared secrets; Setting expectations; Linking form to a server; Summary; Chapter 5: Responsive Web Forms; Responsive design; Google's view about responsive design; Benefits of using responsive design; How responsive design works; Screen resolutions; Viewport; Media queries; Media types; Internal media query; External media query; Media features; Different screen resolutions; Small screen devices; High resolution displays of Apple mobile devices; Devices in landscape and portrait modes.

This tutorial will show you how to create stylish forms, not only visually appealing, but interactive and customized, in order to gather valuable user inputs and information. Enhance your skills in building responsive and dynamic web forms using HTML5, CSS3, and related technologies. All you need is a basic understanding of HTML and PHP.

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