I am handling similes in textarea. I am trying this following code.
<script type="text/javascript">
function insertSmiley(smiley)
{
var currentText = document.getElementsByName("replybody")[0];
var smileyWithPadding = " " + smiley + " ";
currentText.value += smileyWithPadding;
currentText.focus();
}
</script>
<img src="/images/smilies/ange.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(angel)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/angry.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':@')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/argh.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(argh)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/confused.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':Z')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/cool.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('B)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/cry.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(';(')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/fag.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(smoke)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/frown.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('-.-')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/grin.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':D')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/happy.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/love.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':3')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/newbie.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(newb)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/oh.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':o')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/oh2.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':O')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/oh3.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':|')" /><br />
<img src="/images/smilies/question.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(question)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/roll.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('o.o')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/sad.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('>:(')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/santa.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(santa)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/shame.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':$')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/slant.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':/')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/sleep.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(zzz)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/tdown.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(thumbdown)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/tongue.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':P')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/tonguew.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(';P')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/tup.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(thumbup)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/unhappy.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(':(')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/wink.gif" onclick="insertSmiley(';)')" />
<img src="/images/smilies/lovely.gif" onclick="insertSmiley('(L)')" />
<br />
<textarea name="replybody" id="replybody" rows="10" cols="80"></textarea>
Its Working good but its showing smilies attribute only like :)
this format in text area.
But i need to show this format
If i am add click the smilie its show on the text area. This is possble? if this one is possible how can i do this. Please help me.