warning <input> element not empty or not closed 1

[richey1]

I've got a web page, which I've put through firefox and its giving me a warning as the subject above.
this is my html below - i can't see the problem

strComplaints = strComplaints & "<tr><td width=""50%""><label for=""title"">Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)</label></td><td width=""50%""><input type=""text"" name=""title"" id=""title"" title=""Title"" size=""20"" value=""" & title & """>*</input></td></tr>"

it is highlighting the input for
<input type=""text""

and the help tells me (but i have closed the input tag !)

... element not empty or not closed
Cause:

XHTML error. A tag has been opened and not closed.
Solution:

Close the tag
Sample:

<input> element not empty or not closed


regards
kim

 

[Foamcow]

The double quotes around the attributes may be causing a problem for you there.

Foamcow Heavy Industries - Web design and ranting
Target Marketing Communications - Advertising, Direct Marketing and Public Relations
I wonder what possesses people to make those animated gifs. Do you just get up in the morning and think, "You know what web design r

 

[richey1]

thanks

yeah i have to use double quotes because I am using a 3rd party software package and you have to build it up as a string, I've got thousands of other pages that are ok - i just can't see what is wrong with that, assuming the double quotes are ok !

 

[Foamcow]

well can you build the string by either escape the quotes or use a mix of single and double quotes?

Foamcow Heavy Industries - Web design and ranting
Target Marketing Communications - Advertising, Direct Marketing and Public Relations
I wonder what possesses people to make those animated gifs. Do you just get up in the morning and think, "You know what web design r

 

[ChrisHunt]

I think it's the * between <input> and </input>. I'd try:

strComplaints = strComplaints & "<tr><td width=""50%""><label for=""title"">Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms)</label></td><td width=""50%""><input type=""text"" name=""title"" id=""title"" title=""Title"" size=""20"" value=""" & title & """ /></td></tr>"

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[richey1]

yeah thats it - thanks
it was there for a reason - * marks a mandatory field but I'll have to do something else with it !?!

thanks again

 

[Foamcow]

Can you put it outside the <input> tag?
You could also try using the <label> tag to make the form more accessible.

Foamcow Heavy Industries - Web design and ranting
Target Marketing Communications - Advertising, Direct Marketing and Public Relations
I wonder what possesses people to make those animated gifs. Do you just get up in the morning and think, "You know what web design r

 

[richey1]

yes thanks that has worked nicely - I am now using the label tag instead, as you better accessibility

thanks

 

[Vragabond]

Input is an empty element and cannot have any content. This

<input type="text"></input>

is XHTML valid and

<input type="text" />

is also valid, but as soon as you put some content within the opening and closing tag, it is invalid.