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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create Radio Buttons

Posted by wataru ando
wataru ando
4,575 Points

Which of "id" or "value" does "for" attribute associate with?

Which of "id" or "value" does "for" attribute associate with?

When label element is added under input element, there is"for" attribute inside label element. Here, input element has id and value, which have same content inside, as small, medium and large.

Which of "id" or "value" does "for" attribute associate with?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <label>Shirt Size:</label>
        <br>
        <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size"><label for="small">Small</label>
        <br>
        <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size"><label for="medium">Medium</label>
        <br>
        <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size"><label for="large">Large</label>

      <label for="color">Shirt Color:</label>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <option value="red">Red</option>
        <option value="yellow">Yellow</option>
        <option value="purple">Purple</option>
        <option value="blue">Blue</option>
        <option value="green">Green</option>
        <option value="orange">Orange</option>
      </select>



      <button type="submit">Place Order</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The "for" attribute of a label associates with the element having the corresponding ID on the same page, which is typically an "input" but may be one of a few other types.

For more details, see the MDN page on label.