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package org.w3c.dom.html;

/**

 *  The <code>FORM</code> element encompasses behavior similar to a collection

 * and an element. It provides direct access to the contained input elements

 * as well as the attributes of the form element. See the  FORM element

 * definition in HTML 4.0.

 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-DOM-Level-2-20000510'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Specification</a>.

 *

 * @since 1.4, DOM Level 2

 */

public interface HTMLFormElement extends HTMLElement {

    /**

     *  Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.

     */

    public HTMLCollection getElements();

    /**

     *  The number of form controls in the form.

     */

    public int getLength();

    /**

     *  Names the form.

     */

    public String getName();

    public void setName(String name);

    /**

     *  List of character sets supported by the server. See the

     * accept-charset attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getAcceptCharset();

    public void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset);

    /**

     *  Server-side form handler. See the  action attribute definition in HTML

     * 4.0.

     */

    public String getAction();

    public void setAction(String action);

    /**

     *  The content type of the submitted form,  generally

     * "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".  See the  enctype attribute

     * definition in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getEnctype();

    public void setEnctype(String enctype);

    /**

     *  HTTP method used to submit form. See the  method attribute definition

     * in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getMethod();

    public void setMethod(String method);

    /**

     *  Frame to render the resource in. See the  target attribute definition

     * in HTML 4.0.

     */

    public String getTarget();

    public void setTarget(String target);

    /**

     *  Submits the form. It performs the same action as a  submit button.

     */

    public void submit();

    /**

     *  Restores a form element's default values. It performs  the same action

     * as a reset button.

     */

    public void reset();

}