Parsing Textarea Input?

redg8r

Hi,

Is it possible to parse or get variables from a block of text, such as a textarea form field?

Maybe using expressions?

what about making a new variable starting from each carriage return in the textarea?

any ideas? i'm lost here.

Much thanks,
DuB

Mega

what you describes could mean ANYTHING!

$_POST contains form data

$new_array = explode("\n", $_POST['textarea_name']);

echo $new_array[0];

redg8r

Yeah i guess it does, I'll try to elaborate.

I have a textarea form that users can paste a block of html code into, i want to somehow parse or build an array of variables from certain parts of the text sumitted, & process it.

example: whatever text is in between the bold tags, font tags, etc.

I dont know how to grab these from a textarea input.

once I define the variables or array, i'm ok from there.

still doesnt make sense does it :rolleyes:

redg8r

Originally posted by Mega

$new_array = explode("\n", $_POST['textarea_name']);

echo $new_array[0];

$new_array = explode("\n", $_POST['my_textarea_name']);
This builds an array from each line in the textarea form field?

if so that helps greatly.