making link code show up instead of turning into link

kappaluppa

I want to give an example of how to use tags. but when i do, the tags actually turn into a link.

This is what i have written:
} elseif ($en_options["qstring"] == "addnews") {

$en_options["html"] .= "
<form action='easynews.php?doaddnews' method='post'>
<input type='hidden' name='n_name' value='$en_login_user'>
Use this for links: <a href=\"LINK GOES HERE\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read entire story.</a>
<br>Replace LINK GOES HERE with the url to the page you want to open when the link is clicked.
<p>
Name: <b>$en_login_user</b>
<br>Topic: <input type='text' name='n_topic'>
<p>
News:
<br>
<textarea cols='75' rows='15' name='n_news'></textarea>
<br><input type='submit' name='n_submit' value='Add News'>
</form>
";

but the <a href=\"LINK GOES HERE\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read entire story.</a> actually comes out as a link.

DUH!

thanks!
K

azn

isn't that what you want?

kappaluppa

No, i don't want the link to actually work. I'm presenting an EXAMPLE of how to make a link.

ShawnD

try putting slashes before the > < things such as <
it's just a suggestion, i have no clue what i'm talking about.

examancer

send the code you want to display through htmlspecialchars()

piersk

Or else just use < for the > and < for the < (maybe I should have done that the other way round...

What Im trying to get at is that instead of having <a href="yourlink.html"> you'd type <a href="yourlink.html">.

kappaluppa

Originally posted by piersk
Or else just use < for the > and < for the < (maybe I should have done that the other way round...

What Im trying to get at is that instead of having <a href="yourlink.html"> you'd type <a href="yourlink.html">.

This worked! Thanks!
K

Mega

Originally posted by ShawnD
try putting slashes before the > < things such as <
it's just a suggestion, i have no clue what i'm talking about.

rofl