 Converting Textarea Return Characters To <br /> |
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 Dec 7 2007, 10:10 AM
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Member [Level 1]  Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 18-November 06 Member No.: 33,593  |
Hi guys,
I have set up a form with a textarea. If I have text on multiple lines such as: CODE here is some content here is some more content then when I print it out as html it will be returned on one line like so: CODE here is some contenthere is some more content When i look at the content in the database it looks just like the original way i entered it (contains the multiple lines). Is there a function in php so that when i spit it out in html it retains the multiple line format? Thanks in advance. |
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Dec 7 2007, 12:54 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,081 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787  |
try this:
CODE $value = str_replace(array( "\r", "\n", "%0a", "%0d"), ' ', $value);
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Dec 7 2007, 02:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 25-November 07 Member No.: 53,695 |
put \n at last of the line
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Dec 7 2007, 02:07 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 18-November 06 Member No.: 33,593 |
jlhaslip you've done it again. Thanks!
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Dec 7 2007, 02:20 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 28-August 07 Member No.: 48,983 |
QUOTE(paulmason411 @ Dec 7 2007, 10:07 AM)  jlhaslip you've done it again. Thanks! that may be sorta complex. The easiest way is to use : CODE <?php $line_break=nl2br($_POST['text']); echo $line; ?> nl2br() is a function which inserts a <br /> automatically at the end of every line. |
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Dec 7 2007, 03:24 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,081 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787 |
CODE $value = str_replace(array( "\r", "\n", "%0a", "%0d"), ' ', $value); I use that in a function that replaces all the bad stuff in Emails, Comments, $_POST arrays, etc. Yes, probably a little overkill checking for the hex values. And you are correct, the nl2br() would likely do it. I had not had my morning coffee yet when I replied... 
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Jun 22 2008, 03:00 AM
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Hail Caesar! Group: Members Posts: 5,876 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 50,369 |
character count
Converting Textarea Return Characters To Guys teach me how to post the character count on php from the html textarea. I know how to do the wordcount but the character count is really my problem Need help -reply by abby |
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Jul 9 2008, 11:23 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 10-April 06 Member No.: 21,606 |
QUOTE(FeedBacker @ Jun 22 2008, 04:00 AM) character count Converting Textarea Return Characters To Guys teach me how to post the character count on php from the html textarea. I know how to do the wordcount but the character count is really my problem Need help -reply by abby I'm not sure if I understand your problem, but try using strlen($str), where $str is the textarea value. This post has been edited by who?: Jul 9 2008, 11:23 PM |
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Jul 21 2008, 06:13 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 40 Joined: 26-June 08 Member No.: 64,213 |
Oh thats really simple!
you can replace newlines using str_replace like this CODE $your_string = str_replace(array(chr(10), chr(13)), "<br />", $your_string); or you can use nl2br CODE $your_string = nl2br($your_string); BUT if you are showing html code anyway, you can write it in a textarea like : <textarea><? echo $your_string; ?></textarea> or using the <PRE> tag, like this: <PRE><? echo $your_string; ?></PRE> But there are more options afcourse Thats it! - optiplex This post has been edited by optiplex: Jul 21 2008, 06:16 PM |
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