Setting a Default Value for an Input Box

Another Property you can use with the <INPUT> tag is the VALUE property. The VALUE property is the default value of the field and is also the value that appears in the input box when the form is initially display. The syntax for the VALUE property is:

<INPUT VALUE="value">

where value is the default text or number that will appear in the field. You will use your country as the default text.

Return to the surveyform.html file in your text editor. Type VALUE="Name of Your Country" in the Country <INPUT> tag as shown below:

<TR>

<TD>Country:</TD>

<TD><INPUT NAME=Country VALUE="Name of Your Country"></TD>

</TR>

Save your changes, and then reload the file in your browser. Verify that the "Your Country Name" is now automatically entered into the Country field. If customers from other countries use this Web form, they can remove the default value by selection the entire text string and pressing the Delete key.