Add PUT, PATCH, and DELETE to form method attribute

Author: alexpetros

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@@ -57151,6 +57151,21 @@ form.method === input; // => true</code></pre>
      data-x="attr-fs-method-POST-keyword">post</code></dfn>
      <td><dfn data-x="attr-fs-method-POST">POST</dfn>
      <td>Indicates the <code>form</code> will use the HTTP POST method.
+    <tr>
+     <td><dfn attr-value for="form/method,button/formmethod,input/formmethod"><code
+     data-x="attr-fs-method-PUT-keyword">put</code></dfn>
+     <td><dfn data-x="attr-fs-method-PUT">PUT</dfn>
+     <td>Indicates the <code>form</code> will use the HTTP PUT method.
+    <tr>
+     <td><dfn attr-value for="form/method,button/formmethod,input/formmethod"><code
+     data-x="attr-fs-method-PATCH-keyword">patch</code></dfn>
+     <td><dfn data-x="attr-fs-method-PATCH">PATCH</dfn>
+     <td>Indicates the <code>form</code> will use the HTTP PATCH method.
+    <tr>
+     <td><dfn attr-value for="form/method,button/formmethod,input/formmethod"><code
+     data-x="attr-fs-method-DELETE-keyword">delete</code></dfn>
+     <td><dfn data-x="attr-fs-method-DELETE">DELETE</dfn>
+     <td>Indicates the <code>form</code> will use the HTTP DELETE method.
     <tr>
      <td><dfn attr-value for="form/method,button/formmethod,input/formmethod"><code
      data-x="attr-fs-method-dialog-keyword">dialog</code></dfn>
@@ -57184,13 +57199,26 @@ form.method === input; // => true</code></pre>
  &lt;p>&lt;input type=submit>&lt;/p>
 &lt;/form></code></pre>
 
+  </div>
+
+   <div class="example">
+
+   <p>The <code data-x="attr-fs-method">method</code> attribute can also specify the value
+   "<code data-x="attr-fs-method-DELETE-keyword">delete</code>", which has also sends the form's
+   values as query parameters, this time with the HTTP DELETE method:
+
+   <pre><code class="html">&lt;form method="delete" action="/delete-user.cgi">
+ &lt;p>&lt;label>User ID: &lt;input type=text name=id>&lt;/label>&lt;/p>
+ &lt;p>&lt;input type=submit>&lt;/p>
+&lt;/form></code></pre>
+
   </div>
 
   <div class="example">
 
    <p>On the other hand, here the <code data-x="attr-fs-method">method</code> attribute is used to
    specify the value "<code data-x="attr-fs-method-POST-keyword">post</code>", so that the user's
-   message is submitted in the HTTP request's body:</p>
+   message is submitted in the HTTP request's body, with the POST method:</p>
 
    <pre><code class="html">&lt;form method="post" action="/post-message.cgi">
  &lt;p>&lt;label>Message: &lt;input type=text name=m>&lt;/label>&lt;/p>
@@ -57199,6 +57227,20 @@ form.method === input; // => true</code></pre>
 
   </div>
 
+  <div class="example">
+
+   <p>The <code data-x="attr-fs-method">method</code> attribute also supports the
+   "<code data-x="attr-fs-method-PUT-keyword">put</code>" and
+   "<code data-x="attr-fs-method-PATCH-keyword">patch</code>" keywords, which likewise submit the
+   form's data as part of the request body, with the respective HTTP method:
+
+   <pre><code class="html">&lt;form method="put" action="/message/123.cgi">
+ &lt;p>&lt;label>Message: &lt;input type=text name=m>&lt;/label>&lt;/p>
+ &lt;p>&lt;input type=submit value="Save edited message">&lt;/p>
+&lt;/form></code></pre>
+
+  </div>
+
   <div class="example">
 
    <p>In this example, a <code>form</code> is used with a <code>dialog</code>. The <code
@@ -60492,31 +60534,52 @@ fur
       <td>
       <th> <span data-x="attr-fs-method-GET">GET</span>
       <th> <span data-x="attr-fs-method-POST">POST</span>
+      <th> <span data-x="attr-fs-method-POST">PUT</span>
+      <th> <span data-x="attr-fs-method-POST">PATCH</span>
+      <th> <span data-x="attr-fs-method-POST">DELETE</span>
      <tbody>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">http</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-mutate-action">Mutate action URL</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-mutate-action">Mutate action URL</span>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">https</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-mutate-action">Mutate action URL</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-mutate-action">Mutate action URL</span>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">ftp</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">javascript</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">data</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-mutate-action">Mutate action URL</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Get action URL</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-get-action">Mutate action URL</span>
      <tr>
       <th> <code data-x="">mailto</code>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-mailto-headers">Mail with headers</span>
       <td> <span data-x="submit-mailto-body">Mail as body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-mailto-body">Mail as body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-mailto-body">Mail as body</span>
+      <td> <span data-x="submit-mailto-headers">Mail with headers</span>
     </table>
 
     <p>If <var>scheme</var> is not one of those listed in this table, then the behavior is
@@ -60584,8 +60647,9 @@ fur
 
      <dt><dfn data-x="submit-body">Submit as entity body</dfn>
      <dd>
-      <p><span>Assert</span>: <var>method</var> is <span
-      data-x="attr-fs-method-post">POST</span>.</p>
+      <p><span>Assert</span>: <var>method</var> is <span data-x="attr-fs-method-post">POST</span>,
+      <span data-x="attr-fs-method-PUT">PUT</span>, or
+      <span data-x="attr-fs-method-PATCH">PATCH</span>.</p>
 
       <p>Switch on <var>enctype</var>: