WML: user input

• input: specifies a text entry element

<wml>

<card>

<p>

SSN: <input type=“text” name=“ssn”

format=“NNN-NN-NNNN”/>

</p>

</card>

</wml>

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input asks the user to type in some text. Due to keyboard size and the cumbersome way to enter data, you should to avoid using this element to obtain data from the user. When you do have to use it however, you can make the life easier for the user by specifying a format. In the above example, the user is required to enter only numeric characters in a certain format.