What is the method for showcasing HTML string (with HTML tags) as text inside a textarea?
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There are a couple of ways to showcase HTML string (with HTML tags) as text inside a textarea:
Escape HTML tags: You can escape the HTML tags using the HTML entities. For example,
<becomes<and>becomes>. Then set the escaped HTML string as the value of textarea. This will display the HTML string as plain text inside the textarea.Wrap inside
tag: You can wrap the HTML string inside the<code>tag and set it as the value of textarea. This will display the HTML string as formatted text inside the textarea.
Here's an example using the first method:
<textarea><?php echo htmlentities($htmlString) ?></textarea>
And here's an example using the second method:
<textarea><code><?php echo $htmlString ?></code></textarea>
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Asked: 2023-06-26 18:46:02 +0000
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Last updated: Jun 26 '23