<input type="hidden" />

<input type="hidden" /> Description:

The <input type="hidden" /> tag sends form fields to the server while hiding them from the reader.

<input type="hidden" /> Web Browser Support:

• Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
• Mozilla 1
• Firefox 1
• Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Safari 1
• WebTV / MSNTV
• AvantGo Palm OS
• AvantGo Windows CE
• HTML 3.2, 4.0
• XHTML 1.0
  XHTML Forms Module XHTML Intrinsic Events Module

<input type="hidden" /> Attributes:

• All the attributes of the input tag, plus:
• name (optional)
• type="hidden"
• value (optional)

<input type="hidden" /> Usage:

• standard hidden field:

  <form>
  <input type="hidden" name="hideme" value="hidden" /> </form>

<input type="hidden" /> Special Notes:

• Use the hidden field to pass along information for processing the form or for saving "state" in a CGI.
• Remember that hidden fields can be viewed if your readers look at the source HTML, so don't use it for sensitive information such as passwords.

More <input type="hidden" /> Information:

• How to Use the input Tag
• Input Tag Attributes
• HTML Forms Links

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