This is exactly what's happening. I ran into this problem with text input fields on windows computers. The solution is to replace all "\r\n" character sequences with "\n" when accepting user input text that could contain carriage returns.
Jamie On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:39 AM, 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" <[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. >> > >> > >
