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<TEXTAREA NAME="name">

<TEXTAREA NAME="name"> -- creates PHP variable for textarea value

Synopsis

Usage (<TEXTAREA NAME="name">, <TEXTAREA NAME="name" flexyignore="TRUE">)

Description

fills in the form with values based on the form name and the tag name. If flexyignore is used, it is left alone. (or if the body or form has a flexyignore tag it will be left alone)

Example

Example 25-1. Setting variables for input

$this->theform = new StdClass;
// or you can use a DataObject!
$this->theform->theinput = "hello world";

Example 25-2. textarea in template

<form name="theform">
<TEXTAREA name="theinput">some dummy text</TEXTAREA>
</form>

Example 25-3. Compiled template

<FORM NAME="theform">
<TEXTAREA NAME="theinput"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($t->theform->theinput); ?></TEXTAREA>
 <?php if (isset($this->errors['theform.theinput'])) { 
  echo  htmlspecialchars($this->errors['theform.theinput']); } ?>
</FORM>

Example 25-4. Simple ouput example

** well since I cant show forms, It will look something like this..

[hello world       ]
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