can display value in textarea?

why i cant display value in the textArea? let's say i retrieve from database and assign as $Comment.....and the code is like the following

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echo "<textarea name=\"txtEditComment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"10\" value=$Comment/></textarea>";

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The value for a textarea goes between the start and end tags, eg:

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echo "<textarea name=\"txtEditComment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"10\"/>$Comment</textarea>";

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Originally Posted by kenny_oh

why i cant display value in the textArea? let's say i retrieve from database and assign as $Comment.....and the code is like the following

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echo "<textarea name=\"txtEditComment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"10\" value=$Comment/></textarea>";

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Thats bad code. This is better code:

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<textarea name="txtEditComment" cols="45" rows="10">
    <?php echo(htmlspecialchars($Comment)) ?>
</textarea>

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