Re: Drop down list - persistant value

I use a function to create select boxes: function make_select($fieldname,$options,$selected,$opt="") {

        # make a select box with option text $opt

# $fieldname = name of html field # $options = associative array of select options # $selected = field key of selected item # $opt = optional attributes, e.g., styles, etc.

        $output.="\n<select name=\"$fieldname\" $opt >";

        foreach ($options as $key=>$val) {

            $output.="\n<option value=\"$key\"";
            if ($key==$selected) {
                $output.=" selected";
            }
            $output.=">$val";
        }

        $output.="\n</select>\n";
        return $output;

} By passing the previously selected item as $selected it will automatically reselect the chosen item. For instance, <?php echo make_select("myfield",$options,$_POST["myfield"]) ?> I've written similar functions for check boxes and radio buttons. They've made form creation and handling enormously easier. Peter Jacques wrote:

I am using PHP. I have a registration page where the user has to select his country form a drop down list. If the username that the user selected for himself exists in the database I am sending him back to the registration form with all the fields completed with the values he previously entered. This is easy to do for a textfield but how do I indicate on the drop down list which country he originally selected? Please help. Jacques