title: Create a input textbox without using <input type="text">
body: <p>I want to create a input textbox that does not require a <code>&lt;input type="text"&gt;</code> 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.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Problem:</strong> What is the best way to create such a textbox without relying on HTML form elements <code>input</code>?</p>