http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php Instead of using <br /> I would use <p></p> tags. That's just me though. :) On 2/7/06 12:38 PM, "Sam Smith" <php@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From a <textarea> on a web form I'm attempting to convert all returns(\r), > from the users input, to "<br />", for db INSERT, and then back again for > display in the <textarea>. (They remain as <br />s for normal HTML web page > display.) > > code: > // From textarea to db UPDATE > function addBR($tv) { > $tv = addslashes($tv); > $tv = str_replace("\r","<br />",$tv); > // $tv = preg_replace("/(\r\n|\n|\r)/", "<br />", $tv); > // $tv = preg_replace("/(\r\n|\n|\r)/", "", $tv); > return $tv;} > > // For display in <textarea> > function remBR($tv) { > $tv = str_replace("<br />","\r",$tv); > $tv = stripslashes($tv); > return $tv; > } > > IT ALL works fine accept if a return is entered in the form's <textarea> at > the very beginning: > > mysql> SELECT jbs_jobDesA FROM jobs WHERE jbs_ID=77 \G > *************************** 1. row *************************** > jbs_jobDesA: <br />[the return is still here] > Lesequam coreet la feum nulla feu facil iriure faccummolut ulput num augait > 1 row in set (0.00 sec) > > the return is converted to <br />\r (leaving the return). AND then when > converted back for for the <textarea> both are stripped out, that is, there > is nothing in front of the first character. When resubmitted for UPDATE: > > mysql> SELECT jbs_jobDesA FROM jobs WHERE jbs_ID=77 \G > *************************** 1. row *************************** > jbs_jobDesA: Lesequam coreet la feum nulla feu facil iriure faccummolut > ulput num augait > 1 row in set (0.00 sec) > > Q. Why is that first return treated differently? All other returns are > treated as expected. > > Thanks, > sam -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
