Re: select case **

On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Curtis Cole wrote: > Thanks, > > all of the above code is in one file called selectcase.php, the first time > the page loads i should just see the form. the form should send the value of > action so that one case statement is excuted and the form is displayed > again. why is every case statment being executed along with the form when > the page first loads. > > Curtis > > > <? > select ($action) > { > case 1: > ?> > <b>action is 1</b> > a couple more lines of html > <u>test</u> > <? > case 2: > ?> > <b> action is 2</b> > some more lines of html > <u>test 2</u> > <? > } > ?> > > <?end select?> > > <form action="selectcase.php" method="get"> > <select name="action"> > <option>1</option> > <option>2</option> > <option>3</option> > </select> > > <input type="Submit" name="s1" value="submit"> > </form> You need a break; at the end of each case to stop execution from falling through to the next case. Thus - <? select ($action) { case 1: ?> <b>action is 1</b> a couple more lines of html <u>test</u> <? break; case 2: blah blah etc -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA