Delimit char for value parm of <input> tag

[Don]

Using PHP, I'm creating an <input> tag. How do you delimit the text string for the value parm of an
<input> tag, when the string contains the delimit char?

Example: <input...value= "This text has a " in it"...>

I tried preceeding the " with a the escape char \, but the browser apparently still used the
embedded " as termination of the value string.

One other thing...is the delimiter limited to just " and ' ?

Thanks for any help.
Don

[Don]

Re: Delimit char for value parm of &lt;input&gt ; tag

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:49:47 -0700, Don <no@adr.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Using PHP, I'm creating an <input> tag. How do you delimit the text string for the value parm of an
><input> tag, when the string contains the delimit char?
>
>Example: <input...value= "This text has a " in it"...>
>
>I tried preceeding the " with a the escape char \, but the browser apparently still used the
>embedded " as termination of the value string.
>
>One other thing...is the delimiter limited to just " and ' ?
>
>Thanks for any help.
>Don[/color]

I just realized I need to tell the rest of the story.

The value for that <input> tag comes from the client, therefore it
might contain any characters, including " and '. And, it might even
contain both of those characters. That's why I'm hoping there is a
way to delimit embedded chars, or a way to use something other than "
and ' for the delimiters.

Don


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[Bent Stigsen]

Re: Delimit char for value parm of &lt;input&gt ; tag

Don wrote:[color=blue]
> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:49:47 -0700, Don <no@adr.com> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>Using PHP, I'm creating an <input> tag. How do you delimit the text string for the value parm of an
>><input> tag, when the string contains the delimit char?
>>
>>Example: <input...value= "This text has a " in it"...>
>>
>>I tried preceeding the " with a the escape char \, but the browser apparently still used the
>>embedded " as termination of the value string.
>>
>>One other thing...is the delimiter limited to just " and ' ?
>>
>>Thanks for any help.
>>Don[/color]
>
>
> I just realized I need to tell the rest of the story.
>
> The value for that <input> tag comes from the client, therefore it
> might contain any characters, including " and '. And, it might even
> contain both of those characters. That's why I'm hoping there is a
> way to delimit embedded chars, or a way to use something other than "
> and ' for the delimiters.[/color]

From the HTML Specification at W3C:
---
By default, SGML requires that all attribute values be delimited using
either double quotation marks (ASCII decimal 34) or single quotation
marks (ASCII decimal 39). Single quote marks can be included within the
attribute value when the value is delimited by double quote marks, and
vice versa. Authors may also use numeric character references to
represent double quotes (&#34;) and single quotes (&#39;). For double
quotes authors can also use the character entity reference &quot;.
---

/Bent

[Don]

Re: Delimit char for value parm of &lt;input&gt ; tag

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:17:14 +0100, Bent Stigsen <ngap@thevoid.d k> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Don wrote:[color=green]
>> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:49:47 -0700, Don <no@adr.com> wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Using PHP, I'm creating an <input> tag. How do you delimit the text string for the value parm of an
>>><input> tag, when the string contains the delimit char?
>>>
>>>Example: <input...value= "This text has a " in it"...>
>>>
>>>I tried preceeding the " with a the escape char \, but the browser apparently still used the
>>>embedded " as termination of the value string.
>>>
>>>One other thing...is the delimiter limited to just " and ' ?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help.
>>>Don[/color]
>>
>>
>> I just realized I need to tell the rest of the story.
>>
>> The value for that <input> tag comes from the client, therefore it
>> might contain any characters, including " and '. And, it might even
>> contain both of those characters. That's why I'm hoping there is a
>> way to delimit embedded chars, or a way to use something other than "
>> and ' for the delimiters.[/color]
>
> From the HTML Specification at W3C:
>---
>By default, SGML requires that all attribute values be delimited using
>either double quotation marks (ASCII decimal 34) or single quotation
>marks (ASCII decimal 39). Single quote marks can be included within the
>attribute value when the value is delimited by double quote marks, and
>vice versa. Authors may also use numeric character references to
>represent double quotes (&#34;) and single quotes (&#39;). For double
>quotes authors can also use the character entity reference &quot;.
>---
>
>/Bent[/color]

Hey, thanks much Bent. I'll use one of the alternate ways to represent double quotes.

Thanks again,
Don

[Michael Fesser]

Re: Delimit char for value parm of &lt;input&gt ; tag

.oO(Don)
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>Hey, thanks much Bent. I'll use one of the alternate ways to represent double quotes.[/color]

You can use htmlspecialchar s() for that.

Micha