Problem with htmlentities

[doubledee]

I can't seem to get htmlentities working in the code below...

echo "<textarea id=\"question" . $questionNo . " name=\"qaArray[\"answerText\"]\" cols=\"60\" rows=\"2\">" .
	(isset($questionNo) ? "htmlentities($qaArray[\"answerText\"], ENT_QUOTES" : "") .
	"</textarea>";

 

I tried using the default single quotes around answerText but that doesn't, nor do my escaped double quotes.

 

What is wrong?

 

Thanks,

 

 

Debbie

 

[TimeBomb]

In this scenario, I highly suggest you use single quotes around strings instead of double quotes. Then you don't have to escape the double quotes.

Why is the function htmlentities in quotes? You do not want to treat it as a string.

[samshel]

try this not tested...

 

echo '<textarea id="question"'. $questionNo .'" name="'.$qaArray["answerText"].'" cols="60" rows="2">'.(isset($questionNo) ?htmlentities($qaArray["answerText"], ENT_QUOTES) : '') .'</textarea>';

[Andy-H]

I can't seem to get htmlentities working in the code below...

   echo "<textarea id=\"question" . $questionNo . " name=\"qaArray[\"answerText\"]\" cols=\"60\" rows=\"2\">" .
      (isset($questionNo) ? "htmlentities($qaArray[\"answerText\"], ENT_QUOTES" : "") .
      "</textarea>";

 

I tried using the default single quotes around answerText but that doesn't, nor do my escaped double quotes.

 

What is wrong?

 

Thanks,

 

 

Debbie

 

 

Look at the syntax highlighting

 

 

   echo '<textarea id="question' . $questionNo . '" name="'. $qaArray['answerText'] .'" cols="60" rows="2">' .
      (isset($questionNo) ? htmlentities($qaArray['answerText'], ENT_QUOTES) : '') .
      '</textarea>';

[doubledee]

How does this look...

<?php
	foreach($thoughtsArray as $questionNo => $qaArray){
		echo '<label for="question' . $questionNo . '">' . $questionNo . '.) ' . $qaArray['questionText'] . '</label>';
		echo '<textarea id="question' . $questionNo . '" name="' . $qaArray["answerText"] . '" cols="60" rows="2">';
		echo (isset($questionNo) ? htmlentities($qaArray['answerText'], ENT_QUOTES) : '');
		echo '</textarea>';
	}
?>

 

It seems to run okay.

 

 

Debbie

[Drummin]

Ya, seems to run fine, but what do I know.

[Drummin]

Actually, the textarea NAME should be the ID or are you using the actual question text as the identifier for the textarea on processing?

<?php
foreach($thoughtsArray as $questionNo => $qaArray){
echo '<label for="question' . $questionNo . '">' . $questionNo . '.) ' . $qaArray['questionText'] . '</label>';
echo '<textarea id="question' . $questionNo . '" name="' . $qaArray['questionID'] . '" cols="60" rows="2">';
echo (isset($questionNo) ? htmlentities($qaArray['answerText'], ENT_QUOTES) : '');
echo '</textarea>';
}
?>

EDITED

[doubledee]

Ya, seems to run fine, but what do I know.

 

You know a lot, and after I tweaked some things, it seems to be working.

 

I would say it was a "group" effort...

 

 

Debbie

 

[doubledee]

Actually, the textarea NAME should be the ID or are you using the actual question text as the identifier for the textarea on processing?

<?php
foreach($thoughtsArray as $questionNo => $qaArray){
echo '<label for="question' . $questionNo . '">' . $questionNo . '.) ' . $qaArray['questionText'] . '</label>';
echo '<textarea id="question' . $questionNo . '" name="' . $qaArray['questionID'] . '" cols="60" rows="2">';
echo (isset($questionNo) ? htmlentities($qaArray['answerText'], ENT_QUOTES) : '');
echo '</textarea>';
}
?>

EDITED

 

As I see it, this is how things should look...

<?php
	foreach($thoughtsArray as $questionNo => $qaArray){
		// Build Question.
		echo '<label for="question' . $questionNo . '">' . $questionNo . '.) ' . $qaArray['questionText'] . "\n";

		// Build Answer.
		echo '<textarea id="question' . $questionNo . '" name="' . $qaArray["questionID"] . '" cols="60" rows="2">';
		echo (isset($questionNo) ? htmlentities($qaArray['answerText'], ENT_QUOTES) : '');
		echo "</textarea>\n\n";
	}
?>

 

Yes, I changed name=$qaArray['question'] because that is what uniquely identifies a Question, and it is needed to write the Answer into the "answer" table...

 

 

Debbie