What data gets sent to the server when I submit from a form?

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I would like to issue a submit from my form and have data sent back to the server. Is the only data sent to the server that which appears within the form ( xxx fields etc.) or will the data such as that in the input fields yyy also be sent to the server?

<form action="/adminTopic/Edit" method="post"> xxx </form> yyy

Is having input fields outside of forms even valid HTML? If not, the answer might vary from browser to browser. — Ulrich Schwarz
– Ulrich Schwarz, Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 6:28

royrui · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-05 06:27:56Z

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Only the fields within the form will be submitted, in this case only xxx sent back to the server

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 6:27

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royrui Over a year ago

Welcome, you might take note at @Ulrich Schwarz comment as well, make sure it is valid HTML

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