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[Javascript] automatic filling of login field


  • From: hassan at webtuitive.com (Hassan Schroeder)
  • Subject: [Javascript] automatic filling of login field
  • Date: Fri May 4 11:42:14 2007

Bernu Bernard wrote:

> On some site, when there is a login field in a form like
> <form ...>
>     <input type="text" name="login">
>     ...
> </form>
> the field is automatically filled the second time you come back to that
> site.

> Is this pure HTML feature or is it some javascript/cookie to do ?

The value could be inserted server-side or client-side based on a
stored cookie, but it could just be your browser doing it for you :-)

Try searching on "browser form autocompletion" ...

HTH,
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