Harvard Extension School
CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Web Site Development | Spring 2019

## fieldset and legend

fieldset and legend elements can further help group related input fields.

Example 3.15 - Form fieldset and legend elements - Example 3.15 | <form method="get" action="https://cscie12.dce.harvard.edu/echo" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"><div><fieldset><legend>Name</legend><label for="fname">First Name </label><input type="text" name="fname" id="fname" size="30"/><br/><label for="lname">Last Name </label><input type="text" name="lname" id="lname" size="30"/><br/></fieldset><fieldset><legend>Sports</legend><div>Do you enjoy basketball?</div><input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_yes" value="Y"/><label for="basketball_yes">Yes</label><br/><input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_no" value="N"/><label for="basketball_no">No</label><br/><div>Do you enjoy baseball?</div><input type="radio" name="baseball" id="baseball_yes" value="Y"/><label for="baseball_yes">Yes</label><br/><input type="radio" name="baseball" id="baseball_no" value="N"/><label for="baseball_no">No</label></fieldset><input type="submit"/></div></form>

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    <form method="get" action="https://cscie12.dce.harvard.edu/echo">
    <div><fieldset><legend>Name</legend><label for="fname">First Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="fname" id="fname" size="30"/><br/><label for="lname">Last Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="lname" id="lname" size="30"/><br/></fieldset><fieldset><legend>Sports</legend><div>Do you enjoy basketball?</div>
    <input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_yes" value="Y"/><label for="basketball_yes">Yes</label><br/>
    <input type="radio" name="basketball" id="basketball_no" value="N"/><label for="basketball_no">No</label><br/><div>Do you enjoy baseball?</div>
    <input type="radio" name="baseball" id="baseball_yes" value="Y"/><label for="baseball_yes">Yes</label><br/>
    <input type="radio" name="baseball" id="baseball_no" value="N"/><label for="baseball_no">No</label></fieldset>
    <input type="submit"/></div>
    </form>

Name First Name
Last Name
Sports
Do you enjoy basketball?
Yes
No
Do you enjoy baseball?
Yes
No

### You can apply CSS rules to fieldset and legend

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