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joanne willis
1,369 PointsI keep getting an error that states the button should be inside the form but believe the code is correct. please check
<form action="index.html" method="post"> <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1> <label for="color">Shirt Color:</label> <select name="shirt_color" id="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>
<button type="submit">Place Order</button>
</form>
<!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 for="color">Shirt Color:</label>
<select name="shirt_color" id="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>
<button type="submit">Place Order</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Steven Parker
230,995 Points
Everything else looks good.
magnusluca
2,792 Pointsmagnusluca
2,792 PointsThe action attribute is redundant if you are referring to the same file. About the submit button, would it help if you changed the button tag to a input tag?
<input type="submit" values="Place Order" />