redisplaying content of a 'textarea' on a form after an error

[Sharon Lee]

I can't get the textarea of a form to redisplay if there has been an
error in another field.

I am using this code:

<td><textarea name = "contactmessage" value = "$contactmessage"
cols="45" rows="10"></textarea></td>

I have checked the content of $contactmessage before this code and the
content is there. (I am using php)

Can anyone see what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

I can't get the textarea of a form to redisplay if there has been an
error in another field.

<td><textarea name = "contactmessage" value = "$contactmessage"
cols="45" rows="10"></textarea></td>

<textarea name="contactmessage" cols="45"
rows="10">$contactmessage</textarea>

 

[Fredo Vincentis]

I can't get the textarea of a form to redisplay if there has been an
error in another field.

I am using this code:

<td><textarea name = "contactmessage" value = "$contactmessage"
cols="45" rows="10"></textarea></td>

<textarea> tag hasn't got a value attribute. You have to do this:

<textarea name = "contactmessage" cols="45"
rows="10">$contactmessage</textarea>