ParagraphFormat

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

Syntax

ParagraphFormat(string)

string

String being converted 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>