[RESOLVED] PHP code inside html textbox

[Hexxx]

I am trying to be able to display a texbox with a default value from php. I also want a function to run when the textbox is selected to tell the user what format the data should be entered in. I am trying

<td><input name="sdate" type="text" maxlength="11" value=<?php echo '"'.date("Y")."-01-01"; ?> onfocus="dateHelp()"/></td>

But it isn't working and is displaying "2006-01-01 onfocus=" inside the text box, and not running the dataHelp. If I remove the php and use

<td><input name="sdate" type="text" maxlength="11" value="" onfocus="dateHelp()"/></td>

it works fine, but with no default value from php. How can I get them both to work together? I am sure I am missing out something silly like double quotes.

[pete_bisby]

You're missing a double quote, which is why it isn't working correctly - try the following:

<td><input name="sdate" type="text" maxlength="11" value=<?php echo "\"" . date("Y") . "-01-01\""; ?> onfocus="dateHelp()"/></td>

Always escape double quotes in PHP - OK, it may look a little strange at first, but it will allow you to enter quotes within text strings.

[bradgrafelman]

pete_bisby wrote:

Always escape double quotes in PHP

Or just use single quotes:

<td><input name="sdate" type="text" maxlength="11" value=<?php echo '"' . date("Y") . '-01-01"'; ?> onfocus="dateHelp()"/></td>

But then again, why make things so complicated? Does PHP need to echo out the quotes or even the static month & day values? No it doesn't:

<td><input name="sdate" type="text" maxlength="11" value="<?php echo date("Y")?>-01-01" onfocus="dateHelp()"/></td>

NOTE: The PHP source code highlighter incorrectly highlights my last coding example.