Re: Re: Getting the current value of a select field

DO NOT USE SUCH HACKS!!! The correct way would be to use the default flag for the option tag, hopefully using a class or function to do the work for you. Dan Joseph wrote:

This is how I do it: <select name=box>

       <option value="$_POST["var1"]">$_POST["var1"]</option>
       <option value="1">Cancelled</option>
       <option value="0">Not Complete</option>

</select> If there is not $_POST variables, it'll leave it blank. -Dan Joseph -----Original Message----- From: shaun [mailto:shaun@mania.plus.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:07 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Re: Getting the current value of a select field Sorry here is the code! <tr>

     <td>Status</td>
     <td>
      <select name="booking_status">';

if ($booking_status == '2'){

    echo '<option value="2" selected>Complete</option>
       <option value="1">Cancelled</option>
       <option value="0">Not Complete</option>';

}else if ($booking_status == '1'){

    echo '<option value="2">Complete</option>
       <option value="1" selected>Cancelled</option>
       <option value="0">Not Complete</option>';

}else{

    echo '<option value="2">Complete</option>
       <option value="1">Cancelled</option>
       <option value="0" selected>Not Complete</option>';

} echo '</select> "Shaun" <shaun@mania.plus.com> wrote in message news:20030408170634.53894.qmail@pb1.pair.com...

Hi, Is there a more elegant way to show a select box with the correct value

than

this:

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