Question

Hello is it possible to check the input in a textarea with an php or javascript

echo '<textarea name="TA" cols="50" rows="10">';
echo '</textarea>';

I have to check if the first word is select / insert / update.

Thanks for help

Answer 1

PHP

$words = explode(' ', $_POST['TA']);
switch (strtoupper($words[0]))
{
    case 'SELECT':
        echo 'Select';
    break;

    case 'UPDATE':
        echo 'Update';
    break;
}

jQuery:

var first_word = $('textarea[name="TA"]').val().split(' ')[0];
alert(first_word);