HTML Tag <ISINDEX>

<ISINDEX> Inserts an input field into the document so that visitors can enter search queries. The queries then go to a CGI application indicated by the ACTION= attribute.

Attribute of <ISINDEX> Tag

• ACTION
• PROMPT

ACTION

Specifies the URL of the application that processes the search query. If you don’t include ACTION=, the query goes to a URL formed from the document base (see the <BASE> tag).

<ISINDEX ACTION="/cgi-bin/index-search">

Possible Values

URL

PROMPT

Changes the input prompt for keyword index searches. If you don’t specify PROMPT=, the browser displays a default prompt.

<ISINDEX PROMPT="Search for something">

Possible Values

Any Text