Form Validation

Question 1

Validation

Answer 1

The concept of checking user provided data against the required data

Question 2

Server-Side Validation

Answer 2

Validation where data is sent to another machine (usually a server) and is processed there. This type of validation is usually used for usernames and pass codes,

Question 3

Client-Side Validation

Answer 3

Validation that occurs before the data is sent to the server and the information is checked on the browser (the client)

Question 4

What does the <em>required</em> attribute do?

Answer 4

Makes a forum input required, and it will not allow the forum to be submitted unless it is filled out.

Question 5

Where does the <em>required</em> attribute go?

Answer 5

In the <strong>input</strong> element

Question 6

What do the <em>min</em> and <em>max</em> attributes do?

Answer 6

Make it so that in a numbers or range type form, the user cannot submit it unless the number is in that range.

Question 7

Where do the <em>min</em> and <em>max</em> attributes go?

Answer 7

In the <strong>input</strong> element

Question 8

What do the <em>minlength</em> and <em>maxlength</em> attributes do?

Answer 8

They make the forum input have a maximum or minimum amount of characters

Question 9

What does the <em>pattern</em> attribute do?

Answer 9

Checks how the text was provided - for example it can limit it to only be letters a-z