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6,956 PointsProblem with Challenge section in html forms lesson.
I can't seem to get past the challenge section after the lesson on buttons in the html forms class. When I was told to add a button inside the form, this is the code I wrote:
<form action="index.html" method="post"> <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name"> <textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"> <button type="submit">Sign Up</button> </form>
It's telling me that the button needs to be inside the form. Is there something I'm missing here?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Forms</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="index.html" method="post">
<input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
<textarea id="comment" name="user_comment">
<button type="submit">Sign Up</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Oliver Duncan
16,642 PointsI made the same mistake at first - you need to add a closing tag the the text area:
<body>
<form action="index.html" method="post">
<input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
<textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea>
<button type="submit">Sign Up</button>
</form>
</body>
The preview button is a good way to debug your code in cases like this. Hope this helps.
Camille Foor
6,956 PointsCamille Foor
6,956 PointsThank you! I added the closing tag, but it is still saying that I need to place the button inside the form.... : (
Oliver Duncan
16,642 PointsOliver Duncan
16,642 PointsCan you paste your code? The snippet I pasted above solved the challenge for me...
Camille Foor
6,956 PointsCamille Foor
6,956 PointsThanks Oliver! That did the trick. Sheesh!