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Example 1: Simple search form

Here are some HTML code snippets that you can cut-and-paste into your own web pages to provide your users with an AustLII search interface. You can tweak these pages to your liking.


<FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinosrch.cgi">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="meta" VALUE="/au">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="method" VALUE="auto">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="results" VALUE="20">
<B>Enter search query:</B><BR>
<INPUT NAME="query" size="35" VALUE="" TYPE="TEXT">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search AustLII">
</FORM>

It looks like this:

Enter search query:

 

Example 2: Search form with some options

The next bit of code adds some user control over the search options.


<FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinosrch.cgi">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="meta" VALUE="/au">

<B>Enter search query:</B><BR>
<INPUT NAME="query" size="35" VALUE="" TYPE="TEXT">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search AustLII"><BR><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="method" VALUE="auto" CHECKED>Auto-search
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="method" VALUE="any">Find any of these words
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="method" VALUE="all">Find all of these words
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="method" VALUE="title">Find this title
<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="method" VALUE="phrase">Find this phrase<BR><BR>
Number of results per page: <SELECT NAME="results">
  <OPTION VALUE="10">10</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="20" SELECTED>20</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="50">50</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="100">100</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</FORM>

It looks like this:

Enter search query:


Auto-search Find any of these words Find all of these words Find this title Find this phrase

Number of results per page:

 

Example 3: Subject specific search form

Here is a search form that covers only the High Court and Federal Court of Australia:


<H3>Search the High Court and Federal Court databases:</H3>
<FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinosrch.cgi">
<B> for </B>
<INPUT NAME="query" size="35" VALUE="" TYPE="TEXT">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="meta" VALUE="/au">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="mask_path" VALUE="au/cases/cth/HCA">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="mask_path" VALUE="au/cases/cth/FCA">
<B> using </B><SELECT NAME="method">
  <OPTION VALUE="auto" SELECTED>auto-search</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="any">any of these words</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="all">all of these words</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="phrase">this phrase</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="title">this case name</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search"><BR>
<BR>Number of results per page: <SELECT NAME="results">
  <OPTION VALUE="10">10</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="20" SELECTED>20</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="50">50</OPTION>
  <OPTION VALUE="100">100</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</FORM>

It looks like this:

Search the High Court and Federal Court databases:

for using

Number of results per page:

 

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