RE: [PHP] array_search

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jake McHenry [mailto:linux@nittanytravel.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:51 PM > To: 'Jay Blanchard' > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] array_search > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com] > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:48 PM > > To: Jake McHenry; php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: [PHP] array_search > > > > > > [snip] > > I've been using array_search in my scripts for a while now, > > but have come across a problem. My new page has a textarea > > field. If I enter any new lines in the textarea, array_search > > returns false. > > > > I have tried using html_encode, addslashes, serialize and > > nothing yet has worked. My only other options that I can > > think of would be to limit the textarea to one line (change > > it to a regular text input > > field) or do a regex on the posted data and replace the line > > returns with something else (which I have tried without > > success). [/snip] > > > > Just a SWAG, but you are exploding the textarea into an array > > using spaces for the explosion? If so use a replace function > > to replace the \n characters, then do your thing...following > > is untested... > > > > $foo = $_POST['textarea']; > > $newFoo = str_replace("\n", " ", $foo); > > $arrayFoo = explode(" ", $newFoo); > > > > > No, I wasn't doing this. I will try it though. > > > > Thanks, > > Jake McHenry > Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator > http://www.nittanytravel.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > I had to change it from \n to \r\n, but this really has no usefullness over just changing the textarea into a regular text input field. Just to keep things simple, I think this is what I'm going to do. Thanks for the info Thanks, Jake McHenry Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator http://www.nittanytravel.com