I'm not sure if this is applicable, but since a "newline" on a windows system is \r\n (CR + LF), is it possible that hitting enter adds both these characters, and then hitting backspace only removes the last character, leaving the \r?
I would have thought the built-in TextArea component would handle stuff like that, though... --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For validating, you'll want to look at the text property. The escape > characters should only show up in the htmlText property. I suspect that > if you press the down arrow key and then the backspace, the carriage > return would be removed. > > -TH > > --- In [email protected], rviswanathan <v_ramakrishnan@> > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Tim. I agree that these are escape chars. But when I do a > backspace, > > do I not nullify the effect of the carriage return? Why would it still > hold > > a \r? > > > > If I am validating the content of this textarea, then do I have to > look for > > a \r in the end and strip it if it exists? > > > > Thanks > > Ram > > > > > > > > Tim Hoff wrote: > > > > > > > > > Those are the escape characters for the carraige return Ram. > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > --- In [email protected], rviswanathan v_ramakrishnan@ > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> Hi All > > >> > > >> I have a textarea where I enter some information and submit. These > are > > > the > > >> following steps > > >> > > >> 1. Run the attached swf > > >> 2. In the textarea, clear the contents and enter some text, say > > > "Sample > > >> Text" (Do not move out of the textarea until completing the next 2 > > > steps) > > >> 3. Press the carriage return > > >> 4. Now press backspace -> We would now end up with exactly the same > > > text as > > >> in Step2 "Sample Text" > > >> 5. Click the submit button - When I debug, I notice that the actual > > > text > > >> that the textarea holds is "Sample Text\r" instead of "Sample > Text". > > >> > > >> I am not sure why "\r" gets added in this case. Is this an issue > with > > >> textarea? Or is my understanding incorrect? > > >> > > >> I have attached the source code as well. Please help. > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> Ram > > >> > > >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p19761965/TextAreaIssue.mxml > > > TextAreaIssue.mxml > > >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p19761965/TextAreaIssue.swf > > > TextAreaIssue.swf > > >> -- > > >> View this message in context: > > > > http://www.nabble.com/TextArea-Issue---adds-an-extra-%22%5Cr%22- tp197619\ > \ > > > 65p19761965.html > > >> Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/TextArea-Issue---adds-an-extra-%22%5Cr%22- tp197619\ > 65p19763919.html > > Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > >
