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<sect1 id="zend.form.introduction">
    <title>Zend_Form</title>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Form</classname> simplifies form creation and handling in your web
        application. It performs the following tasks:
    </para>

    <itemizedlist>
        <listitem><para>Element input filtering and validation</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Element ordering</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Element and Form rendering, including escaping</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Element and form grouping</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Element and form-level configuration</para></listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Form</classname> makes use of several Zend Framework components to accomplish its
        goals, including <classname>Zend_Config</classname>, <classname>Zend_Validate</classname>,
        <classname>Zend_Filter</classname>, <classname>Zend_Loader_PluginLoader</classname>, and
        optionally <classname>Zend_View</classname>.
    </para>
</sect1>
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