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HTML HTML Forms Form Basics Create a Submit Button

Posted by Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points

why doesnt my code work? html forms form basics challenge task 4 of 5?

<!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>Submit Comment</button> </form> </body> </html>

Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points 
<!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>Submit Comment</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Juan Ferreras
Juan Ferreras
28,028 Points

Make sure to close <textarea>

<textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea>
Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points
Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points

nevermind I was missing the closing </textarea> element.

Timothy Hanlon
Timothy Hanlon
1,008 Points
Timothy Hanlon
Timothy Hanlon
1,008 Points

I had the exact same problem, where the challenge was saying my <button> element was incorrect when in fact I had forgotten to close the <textarea> element from the previous step. It's kind of confusing that you could pass that step without closing the tag, only to be held up by it in the next question and assume that there's something wrong with your button that's preventing your progression.