This is a short introduction to writing HTML. Please feel free to compare page source with the screen.

What is HTML?

It is a special kind of text document that is used by Web browsers to present text and graphics. HTML documents are often referred to as "Web pages".

HTML tag = container (thus requires an opening tag and a closing tag)

Example: <p> content </p>
where <p> is an opening tag defining a paragraph and </p> is a closing tag.

HTML element = container and content

This page will introduce you to :

basic structure of html
some basic html tags

Some examples are presented below. If you are looking for more detail or something else, check out the book.

Basic structure of html

          
            <!doctype html>  
            <html>  
              <head> 
                <meta charset="UTF-8">  
                <title>Example: Basic html</title>  
                <!-- this is a comment: browser does not render the head element -->                           
              </head>
              <body>
                content .....
                <!-- this is a comment: browser renders the content of the body element --> 
              </body>
            </html>

Some html tags

headers — <h1>, <h2>, <h3> <h4>, <h5>, <h6>
breaks — <br />, <hr />, <p>
fonts — <b>, <em>, <i>, <code>
lists &mdash ; <ul><li>, <ol><li>, <dl><dt>...<dd>...

Examples

Definition list

term: definition1; definition2
term1
term2: definition

Link

432 class website

Form

Textarea

Drop down

Select your favorite car:

Radio button

Fieldset

User information

Name
Address
Phone

Unordered list

Commonly used html tags

input tags
form tags
button tags
a tags
img tags
table tags
.....

Ordered list

To deploy and test servlet

Compile your servlet
Put a java class under /data/apps-swe432/swe432/WEB-INF/classes/username
Put jar files under /data/apps-swe432/swe432/WEB-INF/lib/username (if applicable)
Put data files under /data/apps-swe432/swe432/WEB-INF/data/username
Set permission for all files and directories under /data/apps-swe432/swe432/WEB-INF/classes/username using chmod 644
Access your servlet via http://apps-swe432.vse.gmu.edu:8080/swe432/servlet/username.servletname