Inserting PHP variable into Html5 "Placeholder" attribute

Question

I tried the following, and it shows an empty text area, the value isn't displayed:

    <input type="textarea" class="class1" name="name1" placeholder="<?= $val1?>" />

Any thoughts on what should be done so it will work?

Update: It is now working, the value was empty, therefore text area didn't show anything. The code can be used safely.

Is PHP short_open_tag enabled? What does the page source look like after you render it? — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Jan 26, 2012 at 19:24
"it didn't work". In what way didn't it work? Was the value present in the rendered HTML? Were there any PHP error messages? — lonesomeday
– lonesomeday, Commented Jan 26, 2012 at 19:24
Describe what you mean by "didn't work". Is there an error on the page? Is the html attribute empty? Are you sure that $val1 contains a value? — Asaph
– Asaph, Commented Jan 26, 2012 at 19:25
@Asaph - thanks! the value was indeed empty. It is now showing the value — Lucy Weatherford
– Lucy Weatherford, Commented Jan 26, 2012 at 19:30

Jonathan · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-26 19:32:45Z

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<input type="textarea" class="class1" name="name1" placeholder="<?php echo $val1; ?>" />

There is no such input type attribute as textarea.

Do you mean:

<textarea class="class1" name="name1" placeholder="<?php echo $val1; ?>"></textarea>

edited Jan 26, 2012 at 19:32

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answered Jan 26, 2012 at 19:24

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Jonathan Over a year ago

textarea is not a valid value for the type property of the input tag.

BoltClock Over a year ago

Probably because before @Phoenix's edit, your answer didn't really read like an answer.

Lucy Weatherford Over a year ago

It seems to be working just fine with <input type="textarea"

Zul · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-03 11:24:59Z

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if $val1 is not null, i think the problem is short tag (<?= ?>).

You can override this config, at the top of file, put this line to enable short tag:

ini_set('short_open_tag',1);

edited Feb 3, 2012 at 11:24

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 19:29

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Asaph · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-26 23:10:05Z

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Make sure that $val1 actually contains a non-empty value. If it does, your code should create a non-empty placeholder attribute.

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 23:10

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Lucy Weatherford · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-26 21:48:54Z

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Check whether the variable is empty (as @Asaph suggested in his comment). Entered a value and now it is working just fine.

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 21:48

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