XHTML W3C validation problems

Tim356 · #1 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 10:54

I get this error when I run my page through the validator:

Line 50 column 46: end tag for element "form" which is not open.

<input type="submit" value="Login" /></form></td></tr>

But the thing is, the form tag is open!

Here's my code snippet:

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			<table>
			<tr class="login"><td><form action="index.php" />
			Team:</td><td> <input type="text" name="username" size="15" /></td></tr>
			<tr class="login"><td>
			Password:</td><td> <input type="password" name="password" size="15" /></td></tr>
			<tr><td></td><td class="login" colspan="2">
			<input type="submit" value="Login" /></form></td></tr>
			<tr class="smallbluelink"><td>[Register]</td><td>[Forgot Password]</td></tr>
			</table>

muneepenee · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 11:52

me get error for the statement "<html>"...1st statement aft all that
required krap em want yu tu put in the first 3-4 lines.

Tim356 · #3 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 11:53

yeah, if you run just that snippet through the validator, it will die in the ass big time - but just imagine it's part of a whole page...

Pheonix · #4 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 15:28

You have to open and close the form outside of the table, not inside.

rpgfan3233 · #5 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 16:27

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<form action="index.php" />

That one line will cause problems. You are closing the form as soon as you open it.
Also, here is that code snippit restructured:

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         <form action="index.php">
         <table>
         <tr class="login"><td>
         Team:</td><td> <input type="text" name="username" size="15" /></td></tr>
         <tr class="login"><td>
         Password:</td><td> <input type="password" name="password" size="15" /></td></tr>
         <tr><td></td><td class="login" colspan="2">
         <input type="submit" value="Login" /></td></tr>
         <tr class="smallbluelink"><td>[Register]</td><td>[Forgot Password]</td></tr>
         </table></form>

It is now valid. :-)

Tim356 · #6 (**permalink**) Oct 11th, 2005, 22:46

Perfect, thank you!

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