how to use nl2br on form_textarea

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how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]yudahebat[/eluser]
I want to know how we use nl2br on form_textarea??
so when we input some text on it and we press ENTER it became a newline or

Code:
<br />

so on database its save as :

Code:
some text <br />

some text

not

Code:
some text some text

please help me

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]Thorpe Obazee[/eluser]
[quote author="yudahebat" date="1240997441"]
so on database its save as :

Code:
some text <br />

some text

not

Code:
some text some text

please help me[/quote]
You shouldn't use nl2br unless you're outputting it on the web page and not a textarea. About the saving part(saving the <br /> in the database). I don't get why you need it there, any reason for it?

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]yudahebat[/eluser]
what should I use?? I have news DB , on admin I put the news through form_textarea
on webpage I want display it
so when I put the news on form_textarea when I press ENTER it became <br />

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]Thorpe Obazee[/eluser]
[quote author="yudahebat" date="1240997858"]what should I use?? I have news DB , on admin I put the news through form_textarea
on webpage I want display it
so when I put the news on form_textarea when I press ENTER it became <br />[/quote]

As I said in my other reply, when you're outputting on the webpage, you can use the nl2br(). You can also use, auto_typography()

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]yudahebat[/eluser]
I mean if the user use the admin area on the form_textarea they dont need to type

Code:
<br />

.
they just typing and when the want make a newline they just press Enter
how we make it?? what we usa to make that? nl2br??

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-28-2009

[eluser]Thorpe Obazee[/eluser]
[quote author="yudahebat" date="1240999513"]I mean if the user use the admin area on the form_textarea they dont need to type

Code:
<br />

.
they just typing and when the want make a newline they just press Enter
how we make it?? what we usa to make that? nl2br??[/quote]

You don't need to type in '<br />'.

how to use nl2br on form_textarea - El Forum - 04-29-2009

[eluser]Zeeshan Rasool[/eluser]
before using or echo value in view
use:

Code:
echo nl2br($textarea_value);

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