RE: [PHP] New way to make select boxes auto select

Nathan, this is a new idea to me and very interesting. Do you know what happens here if the error reporting is set to max? Are a bunch of "unitialized variables" warnings issued? Thanks for contributing this to the list. Kirk > -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Cook [mailto:ncook@pcsedu.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:34 AM > To: Php List > Cc: David Chase > Subject: [PHP] New way to make select boxes auto select > > > You may already be doing it like this, but I think I found a > new way to > make select boxes auto-select (what data they put in) a lot > easier. All you > have to do is put a variable in each select tag that is equal > to the value > of the select option i.e.: <option value=teacher $teacher> -- > then all you > have to do is base the variable on that <select > name=interest> $$interest = > "selected"; quick and easy with out having to loop through an > if elseif > statement. Let me know if you like that method or have any > objections. > > Full example below. > > print("<select name=interest>\n"); > // creates a variable with a name based on > // the value of interest with a value of "selected" > $$interest = "selected"; > print("<option value=>- Select One -</option>\n"); > print("<option value=teacher $teacher>Teacher</option>\n"); > print("<option value=lego $lego>Lego Enthusiast</option>\n"); > print("<option value=ymca $ymva>YMCA</option>\n"); > print("</select>&nbsp;&nbsp;\n");