ParagraphFormat

Description

Returns string with converted single newline characters (CR/LF sequences) into spaces and double newline characters into HTML paragraph markers (<p>).

Syntax

ParagraphFormat(string)

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string
String to convert to the HTML paragraph format

Parameter	Description
string	String to convert to the HTML paragraph format

Usage

ParagraphFormat is useful for displaying data entered into TEXTAREA fields.

Example

<!--- This shows ParagraphFormat --->
<html>
<head>
<title>
ParagraphFormat Example
</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor = silver>
<H3>ParagraphFormat Example</H3>

<P>Enter some text into this textarea, and
see it returned as HTML.

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myTextArea")>
<P>Your text area, formatted
<P><cfoutput>#ParagraphFormat(FORM.myTextArea)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>

<!--- use #Chr(10)##Chr(13)# to simulate a line feed/carriage
return combination; i.e, a return --->
<form action = "paragraphformat.cfm" method = "POST">
<textArea name = "MyTextArea" cols = "35" ROWS = 8>
This is sample text and you see how it scrolls<cfoutput>#Chr(10)##Chr(13)#</cfoutput>
From one line <cfoutput>#Chr(10)##Chr(13)##Chr(10)##Chr(13)#</cfoutput>
 to the next
</textArea>
<input type = "Submit" name = "Show me the HTML version">
</FORM>

</body>
</html>