module CGI::HtmlExtension

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text_field("NAME" => "name", "VALUE" => "value")

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text_field("name", "value", 80, 200)

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text_field("name", "value", 80)

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text_field("name", "value")

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text_field("name")

Alternatively, the attributes can be specified as a hash.

is the maximum length of input accepted.
value. +size+ is the size of the input area. +maxlength+
+name+ is the name of the input field. +value+ is its initial

Generate a text field Input element, as a String.

def text_field(name = "", value = nil, size = 40, maxlength = nil)
  attributes = if name.kind_of?(String)
                 { "TYPE" => "text", "NAME" => name, "VALUE" => value,
                   "SIZE" => size.to_s }
               else
                 name["TYPE"] = "text"
                 name
               end
  attributes["MAXLENGTH"] = maxlength.to_s if maxlength
  input(attributes)
end