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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points
Posted by John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points

What am I not doing for the "Add a submit button" challenge?

The challenge says "add a submit button with the text Place Order. Below is my code. I do not understand what I am doing wrong. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

<!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 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>
    <button type="submit">Place Order</button>


</form>

</body> </html>

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 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>
        <button type="submit">Place Order</button>


    </form>

  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Leonardo Hernandez
Leonardo Hernandez
13,798 Points

Try closing your select tag, and putting the button element as you have it, after the closing select tag. 

<form>

<select>
<option>Foo</option>
</select> <!-- Close the select element. The select tag contains options, --> 

<!-- your button --> 

</form>  <!-- Close the form. the form tag contains form elements, like select-options, and buttons -->
John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points
John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points

That did it! Thanks very much for your prompt reply!

Leonardo Hernandez
Leonardo Hernandez
13,798 Points

No problem! Happy to help!

Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
3,171 Points
Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson
3,171 Points

Your missing the closing select with means to button is actually inside of it. http://jsfiddle.net/pk9nrx5f/

<form action="index.html" method="post">
 <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>

  <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>
John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points
John Patterson
John Patterson
4,960 Points

Thanks for your reply! I appreciate the help!