html inside <td></td> tags

Hi all,

I have an application that automattically creates a table with
contents that users are free to define.
Some users have requested the ability to display HTML contents, but it
ruins my table if the contents of a <td> </td> suddenly have to
contain i.e. <a href = "pic.jpg"
Resulting in : <td> <a href= "pic.jpg" </td>

Is there any way to display html inside a table td, without it being
affected of it ?

T.i.a.
Claus

Claus <> wrote:

Is there any way to display html inside a table td, without it being
affected of it ?

Run the inputed data through an HTML validator and reject it if it doesn't
validate.

Possibly with a message such as:

The content you submitted included invalid HTML with the potential to cause
rendering issues on the site. Please correct your errors or resubmit data
as [plain text].

With the plain text submit button running the code through a routined to
convert & to &amp;, < to &lt; and > to &gt;.

--
David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk/>

Hi Claus::
*******I have used <xmp>code here</xmp> to show codes on a
web page. Also you can put brackets around each bracket in the code like
this <<>img src="url"<>>
I hope this helps you.

Don

Don & Sis wrote:

I have used <xmp>code here</xmp> to show codes on a
web page.

Obsolete, and what happens when the submitted code includes </xmp>?

Also you can put brackets around each bracket in the code like
this <<>img src="url"

Eugh! I'm not sure its valid, its certainly ugly. We have entities for this.

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David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk/>

David Dorward <dorward (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Don & Sis wrote:
I have used <xmp>code here</xmp> to show codes on a web page.

Obsolete, and what happens when the submitted code includes </xmp>?

But doesn't it convey information about the quality of the HTML code
presented that way? Especially to users who have something nice for the
xmp monstrosity in their user style sheets.

Naturally, anyone who has to ask for help in displaying HTML code on a
Web page isn't qualified to teach HTML to others, but still less is
anyone who uses or advertizes XMP.

Also you can put brackets around each bracket in the code like
this <<>img src="url"

Eugh! I'm not sure its valid, its certainly ugly. We have entities
for this.

Actually, there are no brackets there. And it's not valid XHTML.

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"Don & Sis" <dmsmm (AT) webtv (DOT) net> Hi Claus::
I have used <xmp>code here</xmp> to show codes on a
..>>web page. Also you can put brackets around each bracket in the code like
this <<>img src="url"
I hope this helps you.

I'm afraid that <xmp>...</xmp> is not valid html tag

J&D

<Claus> wrote in message

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Is there any way to display html inside a table td, without it being
affected of it ?

T.i.a.
Claus

yes there is, and it's simple. to use your example:
<td><a href="pic.jpg"></td> will not work, obviously, because it is actual
code. instead substitute the special character for the less than, greater
than, and the quotes. for example :
< = &lt;

=
" = &quot;

so, the above example would read :
<td>&lt;a href=&quot;pic.jpg&quot;&gt;</td>
note : even though it may not be essential to change all of the <'s and >'s
to &lt; or &gt; I do so anyway just because you never know what odd browser
someone may be using.

hope this helped
Sev
Phrostbyte Multimedia