Re: Is the <form> tag mandatory?

According to the HTML5 specification, the both the start tag and the end
tag of the form element are mandatory:
<https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#the-form-element>.

On 27/10/2016 16:36, Mohammad, Ashraf wrote:
> Hi All,
> Form submission earlier was done only using the “action”, “method- get or post” and button type “submit” within the <form> tags:
> <form action=“login.asp" method="get”>
>   <fieldset>
>     <legend>Login</legend>
>     <label> Username: <input type="text" name=“username”/></label>
>     <label> Password: <input type="text" name=“password”/></label>
>     <input type="submit" value=“Submit”/>
>       </fieldset>
> </form>

Not all form controls are grouped with fieldsets.

Best regards,

Christophe

> Forms submission are commonly handled using ajax these days. Submit button has a onClick function which handle the submission.
>  <fieldset>
>     <legend>Login</legend>
>     <label> Username: <input type="text" name=“username”/></label>
>     <label> Password: <input type="text" name=“password”/></label>
>     <button  onclick=“Submit()”>Submit</button>
> </fieldset>
> So do we still be need to add the Form tag ? and does it help the screenreaders? Or <fieldset>  with proper labels and inputs elements suffice and are accessible in themselves.
>
> Thank you,
> Ashraf
>
>


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