getting php code to work from inside an echo "<..> < > "

[gklinux]

Hi,

A snippet of my code looks like :

<textarea name=\"name\" rows =\"1\" cols = \"78\" >$_POST['name']</textarea>

I get a parse error because of the $_POST['name']

The reason I want it there is to show
previously entered values when the user
goes to that particular page of my form.

I don't know exactly how to embed php code inside
of an echo statement.

Any examples will help.

Thanks,

gklinux

[khaine]

I always find it better to escape the sting to insert variables.

echo "<textarea name=\"name\" rows =\"1\" cols = \"78\" >".$_POST['name']."</textarea>";

[gklinux]

that makes sense.
but:
i have a multiple page form.
i tried to echo the value from $_POST['name']
on the previous page, and it does not contain any data.

i should be able to see the extered in value , shouldn't i?

gklinux

[khaine]

Not too sure I understand exactly what you mean. Could you post some code?

[devinemke]

use single quotes and you won't have deal with all those slashes (and your script will run a bit faster):

echo '<textarea name="name" rows="1" cols="78">' . $_POST['name'] . '</textarea>';