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wsurguy's avatar
wsurguy
Adept
10 years ago

<br> being added to <table> in REST API message post

All,   I am posting content via the REST API.  Lithium is adding a lot of <br/> tags inside a <p> tag to the start of the html that is being posted. Is there something I can do to prevent this on t...
VarunGrazitti's avatar
VarunGrazitti
Boss
Did you try posting a plain text? This seems to be picked up from a RTE with a lot of formatting attached.
OlivierS's avatar
OlivierS
Lithium Alumni (Retired)
10 years ago

wsurguy I wonder if you don't have any hidden characters / white space at the begining of your document ... Also, what's happening if you copy your text and paste it in your community (without using the API) ?

  • wsurguy's avatar
    wsurguy
    Adept
    10 years ago

    Hi Olivier,

      I will double check the content again for anything at the beginning.

    If I take the content and enter it in the communitiy using the 'insert code' 

    and it works fine.  That is what is so odd.

     

    Wayne

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      wsurguy
      Adept
      10 years ago

      Olivier,

        It appears that any time the REST API encouters a <table in the content it is adding 70 or more <br> tags.

      The source content starts with <table.  There are no hidden characters or carriag returns and so on.

      Additionally 70 or more <br> tags are being added when a <table tag is encountered within another tag such as 

      a <td>.

       

      Wayne