Yeah, I used to write that way but found I and others in the team saved a lot more time troubleshooting and extending the code when returning 6 months later if it was more verbose. Horses for courses, I guess.
Also, the selected attribute should be selected='selected' to validate correctly as xhtml. By the same token, looking back at my example, I notice the multiple attribute of the select should be multiple='multiple' - apologies for missing that the first time =o) > -----Original Message----- > From: jenai tomaka [mailto:gargari...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 16 June 2009 15:56 > To: m...@dajve.co.uk; af.gour...@videotron.ca; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] populate form input option dropdown box from existing > data > > > You can try like this, > > $row = stored data; > > and write the options like this > <option value="id" (id == $row ? "selected" : "") >xxxx</option> > > > Yuri Yarlei. > > > > > > From: m...@dajve.co.uk > > To: af.gour...@videotron.ca; php-general@lists.php.net > > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:33:49 +0100 > > Subject: RE: [PHP] populate form input option dropdown box from existing > data > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: PJ [mailto:af.gour...@videotron.ca] > > > Sent: 15 June 2009 23:10 > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: [PHP] populate form input option dropdown box from existing > data > > > > > > I am having difficulties figuring out how enter retrieved data into a > > > dropdown box for editing. Here's a snippet: > > > ...snip > > > <select name="categoriesIN[]" multiple size="8"> > > > <option value="1">Civilization</option> > > > <option value="2">Monuments, Temples & Tombs</option> > > > <option value="3">Pharaohs and Queens</option>... snip > > > > > > As I understand it, I need to put an array ( $categoriesIN[] ) > somewhere > > > in the above code... or do I need to insert a series of value > "selected" > > > fields for the values? > > > The closest thing to what I need, seems to be in this post: > > > http://www.hpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=165215 > > > But it doesn't appear too inviting... not sure if they ever got it to > > > work... > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Something like this should work for you > > > > <?php > > // Set up initial values > > // This could be hard-coded or brought in from DB or other source > > $categoriesIN_options = array(1 => 'Civilzation', > > 2 => 'Monuments, Temples & > > Tombs', > > 3 => 'Pharaohs and Queens', > > ); > > // Create a holder for values posted if you want > > // to repopulate the form on submission > > $selected_clean = array(); > > // Check for passed values and validate > > if (array_key_exists('categoriesIN',$_REQUEST)) { > > // Prevents errors with the foreach > > $passed_categoriesIN = (array)$_POST['categoriesIN']; > > foreach ($passed_categoriesIN as $options_key) { > > // If the value isn't in our pre-defined array, handle the error > > if (!array_key_exists($options_key,$categoriesIN_options)) { > > // Handle error > > continue; > > } > > $selected_clean[] = $options_key; > > } > > } > > ?> > > [snip] > > <select name='categoriesIN' multiple size='8'> > > <?php // Loop over the options set above > > foreach ($categoriesIN_options as $key => $value) { > > echo "<option value='{$key}'"; > > // Repopulate with selected > > if (in_array($key,$selected_clean)) { > > echo " selected='selected'"; > > } > > echo ">{$value}</option>\n"; > > } > > ?> > > </select> > > > > > > -- > > > > for (thoughts, ramblings && doodles) { > > goto http://dajve.co.uk ; > > } > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Conheça os novos produtos Windows Live! Clique aqui. > http://www.windowslive.com.br -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
