Clean HTML for editing HTML in a text area

[xmitchx]

Hi, what is the best way to "sanitize" HTML for editing in a text area, then "unsanitizing" it? I have an HTML page I want to edit in a textarea, and I don't know the safest way to do so.

Should I use h(), if so, is there an... unh() type method.

[samsm]

Does one need to unsanitize in a text area?

<textarea><%=h '</textarea>' %></textarea>

The browser kind of natually unsanitizes it and on the following post you'd have pure html to resanitize.

Am I missing the point?

[xmitchx]

I thought so. Okay thanks a lot, that was perfect