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Matthew
Matthew

Reputation: 9

How do I add or save new lines in a textarea box with php?

For example here is my text etc.

now here is the newline.

How do I create that new line in php I normal need to hold Ctrl and Enter to create it it this textarea box?

Does it require javascript?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5816

Answers (2)

Saul Berardo
Saul Berardo

Reputation: 2600

if you want to set the default text of a textarea you don't need php. You just need to set its value attribute with something as "Your text.\nAnother line", where '\n' will get replaced by a new line. Alternatevely you can do it through Javascript if you set the attribute dynamically, as in:

document.getElementById("id_of_your_textarea").value = "Your text\nAnew line";

Upvotes: 3

German Rumm
German Rumm

Reputation: 5812

You will need to use so-called "escape sequence". You can find list of all escape sequences on PHP Manual. Escape sequences only work in strings in double quotes. 

$string = "My string\nWith a line breaks\ninserted"; // notice the \n
$no_escapes = 'This will not replace \n with a line break';

Upvotes: 0

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