Action  Attribute:

It is a URL where form data is processed. If action attribute value is blank then form will be processed to the same page.

action attribute example:

<form action="action.html" method="post">

     
    <label>User Name:</label><br>

     
    <input type="text" name="name"><br><br>

     
    <label>User Password</label><br>

     
    <input type="password"name="pass"><br><br>

     
    <input type="submit">

     
</form>
  • When you click the submit button in a form, it sends the form data to the URL specified in the "action" attribute. This means the information you entered will be sent to a file on the server.
  • The "action" attribute basically tells the form where to go and what to do when you submit it.

Method Attribute:

The method attribute defines the HTTP method that is used to submit the form.

post method:

It does not display the submitted data in URL.

 <form action="action.html" method="post">

get method:
The get value of method attribute is default value while submitting the form. This is not secure as it displays data in URL (in name/value pairs) after submitting the form. 
<form action="action.html"method="get">

Target Attribute:

The "target" attribute in a form specifies where the response should be displayed after the form is submitted.
  • _self: The response will show up on the same page.
<form action=""action.html"" method="get" target="_self">
  • _blank: The response will open in a new tab or window.
<form action=""action.html"" method="get" target="_blank">
  • framename:The response will be displayed in a named iframe.
  • _parent: The response will be displayed in the parent frame.
<form action=""action.html"" method="get" target="_parent">
  • _top: The response will take over the whole window.
<form action=""action.html"" method="get" target="_top">

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