# ParagraphFormat

Returns string with converted single newline characters (CR/LF sequences) into spaces and double newline characters into HTML paragraph markers (<P>).

See also StripCR.

### Syntax

    ParagraphFormat(string)

##### string

String being converted to the HTML paragraph format.

### Usage

ParagraphFormat is useful for displaying data entered into TEXTAREA fields.

### Example

    <!--- This shows ParagraphFormat --->
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>
    ParagraphFormat Example
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>

    <BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
    <H3>ParagraphFormat Example</H3>

    <P>Enter some text into this textarea, and
    see it returned as HTML.

    <CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myTextArea")>
    <P>Your text area, formatted
    <P><CFOUTPUT>#ParagraphFormat(FORM.myTextArea)#</CFOUTPUT>
    </CFIF>

    <!--- use #Chr(10)##Chr(13)# to simulate a line feed/carriage
    return combination; i.e, a return --->
    <FORM ACTION="paragraphformat.cfm" METHOD="POST">
    <textArea NAME="MyTextArea" cols="35" ROWS=8>
    This is sample text and you see how it
    scrolls<CFOUTPUT>#Chr(10)##Chr(13)#</CFOUTPUT>
    From one line <CFOUTPUT>#Chr(10)##Chr(13)##Chr(10)##Chr(13)#</CFOUTPUT>
      to the next
    </textArea>
    <INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="Show me the HTML version">
    </FORM>

    </BODY>
    </HTML>