[SOLVED] HTML Form textarea doesn't reload on form

[thesaleboat]

Does anyone know how to make the textarea in an html form reload if there is an error with the form and the page reloads?

<form name="resume" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post" >
<span class="mainTextNoIndent"><strong>*Home Address:</strong></span><br/>
<textarea name="requiredHomeAddress" id="requiredHomeAddress" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['requiredHomeAddress']) ? $_POST['requiredHomeAddress'] : '';?>" rows="3" cols="40"></textarea>
</form>

 

I didn't put all of the code up here but there are a few checks after the form to make sure the user entered certain information and that the email address is in the correct format.

[BlueSkyIS]

textarea content goes between tags.

 

<textarea name='anArea' id='anArea><?php echo htmlspecialchars($whatever, ENT_QUOTES); ?></textarea> 

[kenrbnsn]

You have written incorrect HTML code. The "<textarea>" tag does not take a "value" attribute. The value is put between the opening and closing tags:

<textarea name="requiredHomeAddress" id="requiredHomeAddress" rows="3" cols="40"><?php echo isset($_POST['requiredHomeAddress']) ? $_POST['requiredHomeAddress'] : '';?></textarea>

 

Ken

 

[thesaleboat]

kenrbnsn You my friend are the man!  Thank you so much! works perfect now! 

[thesaleboat]

BluSkyIS thank you also that would have worked also but i have those checks done further down in the php part of the page! thanks again guys