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Posted by Jeff Brady on 10/13/02 11:46
NC wrote:
> Jeff Brady wrote:
>
>>My problem is with trying to print the data to a textarea
>>(on a form, so the data can be edited)
>
> ...
>
>><textarea name="LinkText" cols="100" rows="50" id="LinkText"
>> value="<? print $data[body]?>"></textarea>
>
> ...
>
>>any rules or weirdness I'm not aware of when printing field
>>contents to textareas?
>
>
> Yes. The text inside textarea should be output between <textarea> and
> </textarea>, not in the "value" attribute of the <textarea> tag.
>
> Change the line quoted above to this:
>
> <textarea name="LinkText" cols="100" rows="50"
> id="LinkText"><? print $data['body']; ?></textarea>
>
> Also note (although it is not related to the matter at hand) that
> indexes of associative arrays should be quoted (e.g., $data['body'],
> not $data[body]). The latter syntax works for now (when PHP encounters
> $data[body], it automatically defines a constant whose name and value
> are the same), but can become deprecated at any time without a warning.
>
>
> Cheers,
> NC
That was exactly it .. thanks! Apparently I forgot my basic HTML skills
somewhere along the way. =)
I also took your advice about the quotes. Thanks again!
Jeff
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