Pasting multiple lines into a single line text box

[Adam Plocher]

Hello, I have an <input type="text" /> textbox that when the Enter key
is pressed, it's text gets processed by a javascript and it clears the
contents of the textbox. I was wondering if it's possible to have it
handle pasting multiple-lines of text into it, so that on every line
break it get's processed by javascript then clears the text field and
handles the next line.

I know IE has onpaste and onbeforepaste events, but I still can't see
how to do what I want with those. Any suggestions? I might be able
to use a textarea and have it mimic the behavior of a single line text
box...

Thanks
-Adam

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Hello, I have an <input type="text" /> textbox that when the Enter key
is pressed, it's text gets processed by a javascript and it clears the
contents of the textbox. I was wondering if it's possible to have it
handle pasting multiple-lines of text into it, so that on every line
break it get's processed by javascript then clears the text field and
handles the next line.

I know IE has onpaste and onbeforepaste events, but I still can't see
how to do what I want with those. Any suggestions? I might be able
to use a textarea and have it mimic the behavior of a single line text
box...

?? Use the right tools for the application, especially where there is
already a tool for your needs.

textbox => single line of input
textarea => multiple lines of input