Yeah, that sounds like what's happening. Forgot about \n. -TH
--- In [email protected], "wesley.petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" TimHoff@ 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. > > > > > >
