Question

Here again with new problem

$a='
1
2
3
';

in textarea it displayed without the first new line.

<?php echo'<textarea>',$a,'</textarea>'; />

like this

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1
2
3
----------------

but it should be like this?

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1
2
3
----------------

PS
sorry for my English =)

Answer 1

Use the HTML decimal or hexadecimal code for carriage return instead of a space.

<textarea>
&#x0D;
1
2
3
</textarea>