<textarea> Whats up !!!!!!

[gokeeffe]

Below is the code for my comments field, I have 5 fields in total using the same code but when the submit button is pressed and if one of the fields is not filled in the text in the comment field disappears.

Do textarea boxes not hold onto the inputted information?????



<tr>
<td class = "graham"><span class = "bold">* Comment/span></td>
<td class = "graham"><textarea class="three" rows="10" name = "comment" cols="50" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['comment'])) echo stripslashes($_POST['comment']);?>"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>


Thank you in advance

[jestep]

Textareas dont have a value attribute.

Use this instead:

<textarea class="three" rows="10" name = "comment" cols="50"><?php if(isset($_POST['comment'])) echo stripslashes($_POST['comment']);?></textarea>

Below is the code for my comments field, I have 5 fields in total using the same code but when the submit button is pressed and if one of the fields is not filled in the text in the comment field disappears.

Do textarea boxes not hold onto the inputted information?????



<tr>
<td class = "graham"><span class = "bold">* Comment/span></td>
<td class = "graham"><textarea class="three" rows="10" name = "comment" cols="50" value="<?php if(isset($_POST['comment'])) echo stripslashes($_POST['comment']);?>"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>

[TNGraham]

I think your problem is more one with HTML then PHP. the textarea tag does not have a value attribute like its input and other counterparts. Instead you must place the value of the text area between the opening and closing text area tags.

So you code should look something like this:

<tr>
<td class = "graham"><span class = "bold">* Comment/span></td>
<td class = "graham"><textarea class="three" rows="10" name = "comment" cols="50">
<?php if(isset($_POST['comment'])) echo stripslashes($_POST['comment']);?>
</textarea>
</td>
</tr>

[gokeeffe]

Thanks alot fella's problem solved

Nice one!