Re: stripped \n
| From: | Matijn Woudt | Date: | Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:32:42 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: stripped \n | ||
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On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 7:16 PM, John Taylor-Johnston <
John.Taylor-Johnston@cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a <textarea> when submitted creates a new form with the textarea
> data in a hidden field:
>
> <input name="DPRnarration" type="text" hidden form="DPRform"
> value="Enter
> call
>
> narration here.">
>
> But when this new form gets resubmitted, the \n get stripped?
>
> <input name="DPRnarration" type="text" hidden form="DPRform"
> value="Enter
> callnarration here.">
>
> I don't get it.
>
> There is nothing in my code that is stripping the \n?
>
> <input name="DPRnarration" type="text" hidden form="DPRform"
> value="<?php
> echo stripslashes($_POST["**DPRnarration"]);?>">
>
> Do I need to put it in another textarea and declare it hidden?
>
An input with type=text is used for single lines, so yes, newlines get
stripped.
Either use a textarea with style="display: none", or store the data in a
session instead.
- Matijn