Re: stripped \n

On Wed, 2013-02-20 at 13:47 -0500, Jim Giner wrote: > On 2/20/2013 1:32 PM, Matijn Woudt wrote: > > 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 > > > Actually - an <input type=text> may be intended for single lines, but my > test shows that it does not drop the \ all by itself. > > And actually, the poster's question is very difficult to understand, > simply because I do believe he doesn't know anything about html or php. > Probably building something from examples he has seen. > > 1 - he doesn't show a <textarea> tag in his examples > 2 - his sample of his code is such a small fragment we can't tell WHAT > he is doing. > > Most likely the problem is his use of stripslashes in that last code > line he provided. I wonder if he knows what that does? > Also, with the example: <input name="DPRnarration" type="text" hidden form="DPRform" value="Enter call narration here."> There is no hidden attribute for input elements, and no form attribute either. If there's a need to stuff elements with extra attributes then it's best to use data- attributes. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk