Create a input textbox without using <input type="text">

Question

I want to create a input textbox that does not require a <input type="text"> form element. The user can still type text into this textbox and the value can still be retrieved using Javascript/jQuery. The reason for doing this is because this textbox will be in a form that upon submit, all form input values will be sent to the server side for processing, and there is this textbox that I dont want its values to be automatically send to server side.

Problem: What is the best way to create such a textbox without relying on HTML form elements input?

Answer 1

Just don't give the <input type="text"> tag a name attribute and it won't submit. Here is an example:

<input type="text" id="myinput" value="you will not see this submitted" />