[Zope] Trimming a text field in a form

Peter Bengtsson mail@peterbe.com
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:58:39 +0200


<dtml-call "REQUEST.set('formfield',_.string.strip(REQUEST['formfield']))">
at lot of writing for: <? $formfield = trim($formfiled) ; ?> but I bet
you're a geek so you type fast.

> Hey all,
>
> Another question. How do you trim a form field with dtml? I have
JavaScript
> doing it when the form is submitted, but that doesn't help much for those
> browsers whose user's have disabled JavaScript.
>
> In ColdFusion, or even the dreaded ASP, I had a Trim() function at my
> disposal. Is there something that I can do with dtml - possibly a python
> expression that I use in a <dtml-call expr=""> type thingy?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tommy
>
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