>> i keep the string intact as well, for that exact reason, when you want
>> to edit dynamically, i dont want all sorts of html tags in my
>> textarea. So, the solution i found works, is to use the php funtion
>> nl2br(). use that when displaying the info in html., that way you dont
>> actually ch
> i keep the string intact as well, for that exact reason, when you want
> to edit dynamically, i dont want all sorts of html tags in my
> textarea. So, the solution i found works, is to use the php funtion
> nl2br(). use that when displaying the info in html., that way you dont
> actually change
i keep the string intact as well, for that exact reason, when you want
to edit dynamically, i dont want all sorts of html tags in my
textarea. So, the solution i found works, is to use the php funtion
nl2br(). use that when displaying the info in html., that way you dont
actually change the origin
I usually leave the string intact in the database because if you need to
show it in an admin area or something, you don¹t need to convert it back
again before populating the text area.
Suppose it just comes down to personal preference... Or is there a specific
benefit to doing it this way?
Regard
> Hi,
>
> If I have a html textarea for inputting text into a database text field
> how can I keep the formatting of the entered text?
>
> i.e. on the html textarea if the user enters carriage returns i.e. a new
> paragraph I want that to go into the database then when I retrieve it and
> display i
Hi,
If I have a html textarea for inputting text into a database text field how can I keep
the formatting of the entered text?
i.e. on the html textarea if the user enters carriage returns i.e. a new paragraph I
want that to go into the database then when I retrieve it and display it on a norma
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