If you want to use unlimited number of characters in your form then <textarea> is going to easy your life. According to w3school The <textarea> tag defines a multi-line text input control and hold unlimited number of characters.A simple example :<textarea rows=”14″ cols=”30″ ></textarea>
How to use in language like PHP?
Its simple just check out the example below…
<?php
$msg=(isset($_POST[‘msg’]))?trim($_POST[‘msg’]):”;if(isset($_POST[‘submit’])){
echo $msg;
}
?>
<form action=”” method=”post”>
Message<br/>
<textarea name=”msg” rows=”14″ cols=”30″ ></textarea>
<br/>
<input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Go” />
$msg=(isset($_POST[‘msg’]))?trim($_POST[‘msg’]):”;if(isset($_POST[‘submit’])){
echo $msg;
}
?>
<form action=”” method=”post”>
Message<br/>
<textarea name=”msg” rows=”14″ cols=”30″ ></textarea>
<br/>
<input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Go” />
Whats new in HTML 5
autofocus – Specifies that a text area should automatically get focus when the page
loads.
placeholder-Specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of a text area.
required-Specifies that a text area is required/must be filled out.
If you have any suggestion or something to add please comment so I can implement in my blog.
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