showing mysql data as html wysisyg

[sunadumari]

Hi,

I'm using a database (mysql) called by php. The data is put in the $key variable.
This $key includes some html-code such as <B> or <BR> which I want to show not as <BR> but as html (wysisyg).

I believe the crux is found in this line (see also the code below):

textarea1 = document.getElementById('$key');

Normally I easily could add id='$key' in the <textarea> line for it to work, but this php file just shows the data and doesn't have any <textarea> code (it is not a form.php).

How do I have to tell ''textarea1'' what the data of $key is in order to show it on the webpage including the <B>, <BR> etc as html (richtext, wysiwyg) ??

i.e.:

textarea1 = $row[$key]

or something like that ?



[PHP]<font face='trebuchet, arial, HELVETICA' COLOR='$fntclr_1' size='-1'>
".$row[$key]." &nbsp;

<script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' src='wyzz/wyzz.js'></script>

<script type='text/javascript'>
function showHTML () {

// ref textarea
textarea1 = document.getElementById('$key');
// where to view HTML code
viewHtml = document.getElementById('div1');
// Finally get HTML output in div
viewHtml.innerHTML = textarea1.value ;

}
</script>

<BR>
<div id='div1' name='div1' style='position:relative;width:350px;height:200px; border:1px solid red;overflow:auto'></div>
<BR>
<input type='button' onclick='showHTML()' value='Voorbeschouwing'>[/PHP]

[pbmods]

Heya, sunadumari.

Check out htmlentities().

[sunadumari]

thanx, I'll look into it. Nonetheless I believe that the mentioned line of code is the ''answer'' to my question?!