[Resolved] Display Textarea

zackat

Hi,

I'm working on a form with textboxes, radiobuttons, checkboxes and a textarea field.

After submitting the form, the form is being validated on input. If not correct and a textbox is filled, the textbox will be filled with the entered value.
This goes for the radiobuttons and checkboxes as well. If they are enabled and the user submits the form, and it can't be processed, the enabled radiobuttons or checkboxes will be shown.

The same thing I want to do for a textarea. If the user adds some comments in a textarea, submits the form, and there is an error in the form, I would like to show the entered value in the textarea.

All input fields are working fine, execpt the textarea field. After submitting the form and the validation of the form is not ok, representing the form again looses the value entered in the textarea.

This is what I am trying to do with the textarea, but obviously it's not working. How should I handle the textarea and it's values to display after submitting the form?

<textarea name="comment" rows="5" cols="58" wrap="soft" <?php echo $_POST['comment'];if($_POST['comment']!=""){echo $_POST['comment'];}?>></textarea>

Thanks,
Zackat

Frederick

Because you are placing your output in the wrong location.

<textarea name="comment" rows="5" cols="58" wrap="soft"><?php echo $_POST['comment'];if($_POST['comment']!=""){echo $_POST['comment'];}?></textarea>

kkobashi

Don't know if this is it but... do you have the right angled bracket put in the wrong place? Shouldn't it occurr after the word "soft" like below?

Also, you don't need to echo the comment out twice. Maybe use empty() function instead as well.

<?php
if(!empty($POST['comment'])
echo $POST['comment'];
?>

</textarea>

Its often best to format your output to make it easier to read like above. Then you can find those errors faster.

You may not realize it now, but months later when you are someone else has to read your code, you'll save yourself time and aggravation.

zackat

Thanks guys!
Works great

kkobashi

Cool!

Now please hit the "Mark Thread Resolved" link located at the bottom of this message thread.

zackat

didn't know....newbie

well, here it goes!