TEXT: hidden

Transmitting hidden text information

Taking the PASSWORD tag with a default VALUE one step further, it is possible to "hide" INPUT information within a FORM with the HIDDEN tag, which will be received by the decoding script, but not directly displayed to the user on the form.

Options:

VALUE="" REQUIRED

Using the VALUE tag, you must specify the hidden text value to be sent to the decoding script.



<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/post-query">

You can't see anything under here.
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="my_name" VALUE="Carlos">

</FORM>

Notes:

Even though your HIDDEN VALUE isn't displayed in the form, the user can see the hidden text by viewing the HTML source of the document, just like in a PASSWORD field.

Carlos A. Pero

(c-pero@uiuc.edu)