textbox = php variable?

Question

I want to get value from php variable to review it in textbox

what I have to write in "value":

<input type="text" name="name3" size="25" maxlength="50" value=""> name:

I'll give my upvote to the first person thinking of doing a `htmlspecialchars()` on the output. :) — Pekka, Aug 08 '10 at 19:37
I'd just like to point out that 16 seconds isn't enough time to read that comment and answer the question ;) — Quentin, Aug 08 '10 at 19:38
possible duplicate of [How can I set the value of a textbox through PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1484816/how-can-i-set-the-value-of-a-textbox-through-php) — Felix Kling, Aug 08 '10 at 19:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '10 at 19:37

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<input type="text" 
       name="name3" 
       size="25" 
       maxlength="50" 
       value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($variable); ?>">

answered Aug 08 '10 at 19:37

Quentin

Sorry for the late comment, but I just want to ask if htmlspecialchars will also work if you do the same in the textbox name. ' value="hello">' , for example. Thanks. – xjshiya Jan 10 '13 at 01:03
Only for some value of work that doesn't protect against XSS. You need to quote the attribute values. `name=""` would be fine. – Quentin Jan 10 '13 at 09:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '10 at 19:36

0

<input type="text" name="name3" size="25" maxlength="50" value="<?php echo $variable; ?>">

answered Aug 08 '10 at 19:36

CrayonViolent

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