javascript, text area, html

[mcaizpp2]

Hi,

I've got a problem where I have a popup associated to a text area. When the popup is used it displays a checkbox and some text. If you check the box the text is placed in the text area.

What I started noticing is that if the text has the characters "<" or ">" and the Javascript puts the text into the textarea the "<" or ">" character is displayed as its html equivalent "&lt" in the text area.

Is there a way of disabling this so that only the "<" or ">" characters is displayed in the text area?

Thanks for any suggesstions.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

It depends on the code you are using to put the text in the textarea. If you're seeing "&lt", then it may well be that you've missed a semicolon off of "&lt[!];[/!]". If you've simply made a typo in your post, and you also see a semicolon, then do not escape the text.

Hope this helps,
Dan

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