HTML5: How to specify that the user is required to select a value before submitting the form?
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Explanation:
- This HTML code defines a webpage with a form and a dropdown menu.
- The form is set to submit data using the POST method to a specified URL.
- The dropdown menu allows users to select one option from the provided choices.
- Each option in the dropdown menu represents an animal.
- The required attribute is added to the <select> tag, indicating that the user must select a value from the dropdown menu before submitting the form.
- An additional option with an empty value ("None") is included to allow users to choose not to select any animal.
- The form includes a submit button for users to submit their selection.
- When the form is submitted, if the user has not selected any value, a validation error will occur, prompting them to make a selection before the form can be submitted.
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