HTMX attribute
An HTMX attribute is a declarative HTML attribute that specifies client-side HTTP interactions, events, targets, or updates handled by HTMX.
Quarkus in Action
An HTMX attribute is a declarative HTML attribute that specifies client-side requests, events, targets, or updates handled by HTMX.
- How it is used
- Drives asynchronous requests and partial page updates in a reservation-management interface.
- How deep it goes
- Works through request, target, swap, trigger, and included-input attributes; does not examine HTMX internals.
- Examples
- Uses a greeting button and date-filtered car availability form.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTMX to request rendered HTML and update selected elements without custom JavaScript in simple cases.
Django in Action
An HTMX attribute is a custom HTML attribute that declares an HTTP interaction or specifies how its result affects a page.
- How it is used
- Declares HTTP interactions and partial-page updates directly on HTML tags.
- How deep it goes
- Explains request methods, triggers, targets, swaps, partials, and input behavior without descending into library internals.
- Examples
- Demonstrates random-song replacement, lazy loading, and search-as-you-type with input events.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTMX to invoke Django views and replace selected page fragments dynamically.
Related concepts
- HTTP methoduses · An HTTP method is a standardized operation token in an HTTP request that specifies the intended action on a resource.
- hx-get attributeincludes · The hx-get attribute configures HTMX to issue an HTTP GET request to a specified URL when its element is triggered.
- attributekind of · A programming-language attribute is declarative metadata associated with a program element that provides information or directives to compilers, tools, frameworks, or runtimes.
- hx-target attributeincludes · The hx-target attribute identifies the HTML element whose content or element HTMX updates with a request response.
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