Posted by jon.pulice on 03/12/07 10:50

On Mar 12, 5:58 am, and...@blueyonder.com wrote:
> I'm having trouble working this out ...
>
> Is there a simple way to count how many lines are returned in
> $_POST['myTextArea']
>
> When I look at the $_POST all I see is one line yet there are three.
> I assume something is being interpreted differently depending on how I
> view it.
>
> Is there a simple funtion for this or can someone tell me how to work it
> out please?
>
> Thanks
>
> andy


Hey,

This should do the trick,

$lineCount = count( explode( "\n" , $_POST['test'] ) );

where 'test' is the nameof the textarea field

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