RE: [PHP] newbie problem - extraneous newlines inserted in PHP-generated HTML form source

Do a var_dump() on $teachingstaff and see what is actually in the PHP array. (I'd recommend putting the output in <pre> tags for readability). Edward > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark White [mailto:mwdesign@clara.co.uk] > Sent: 21 November 2006 16:32 > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] newbie problem - extraneous newlines inserted in > PHP-generated HTML form source > > > hi > > I am VERY new to this, so please be gentle. > > I am trying to use PHP to generate an HTML form for editing an > uncomplicated XML document. I can parse the xml information > successfully. However, when it comes to building the form, where I have > a pair of double quotes (one escaped) to open the insertion of an array > variable for a form value there is also a newline character inserted in > the generated HTML form source code. Firefox and Safari ignore the > 'breaks' in the code lines but it causes Explorer 5.2 (Mac) to fail to > display the values. > > I have tried replacing the escaped double quote with a single quote - no > change, the HTML source still includes the extra newline. I've tried > removing and inserting spaces either side of the '.' without luck. I've > also checked the xml document in Textwrangler and it is 'clean' of > unwanted hidden characters. > > There are two oddities about this. Firstly, the array[0] postion record > set form doesn't produce this 'broken' generated HTML, yet subsequent > records each show breaks in the HTML source in exactly the same place. > The other strangeness is that if I tab the original xml document for > clarity I get tabs inserted in the HTML along with the extra return .... > but again, only from record 2 (array[1]) onwards. > > Here is part of the xml - > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > <teachingstaff> > <person> > <name>name 1</name> > <status>headteacher</status> > <class>1</class> > <history>words here</history> > <picture>1.jpg</picture> > </person> > <person> > <name>name 2</name> > <status>teacher</status> > <class>2</class> > <history>words here</history> > <picture>2.jpg</picture> > </person> > <person> > <name>name 3</name> > > and so on ... and here is some of the php to generate the HTML editing > form - > > <? > loadteachingstaff(); > echo "<div id=\"container\">"; > echo "<div class=\"head\"><h2>Edit staff > listing</h2></div><div>\n"; > if($tstaffid < count($teachingstaff)) { > echo "<form action=\"tstaffsave.php\" method=\"POST\">"; > echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"tstaffid\" > value=\"$tstaffid\">"; > echo "<table>\n<tr><td class=\"labelr\">Name: > </td><td><input > type=\"text\" name=\"newname\" size=\"50\" > > value=\"".$teachingstaff[$tstaffid]['name']."\"></td></tr><br > />\n"; > echo "<tr><td class=\"labelr\">Role: </td><td><input > type=\"text\" > name=\"newstatus\" size=\"50\" > > value=\"".$teachingstaff[$tstaffid]['status']."\"></td></tr><br > />\n"; > echo "<tr><td class=\"labelr\">Class(es): > </td><td><input type=\"text\" > name=\"newclass\" size=\"50\" > > value=\"".$teachingstaff[$tstaffid]['class']."\"></td></tr><br > />\n"; > echo "<tr><td class=\"labelr\" valign=\"top\">Experience: > </td><td><textarea name=\"newhistory\" rows=\"5\" > cols=\"50\" > align=\"left\">" . $teachingstaff[$tstaffid]['history'] . > "</textarea></td><br /></tr>\n"; > > and so on ... > > The (**NEWLINE**) 'break' in the generated HTML source appears at the > following point in each of the echoed lines - > ... > name=\"newstatus\" size=\"50\" > > value=\""**NEWLINE**.$teachingstaff[$tstaffid]['status']."\"></td> > </tr><br > />\n"; > ... > > ... but NOT if $tstaffid is 0 ... > > Sorry to be so long-winded. I've checked the FAQ archives and can't find > anything which helps. > > Mark > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >