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: me@dajve.co.uk > To: af.gourmet@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.gourmet@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 &amp; > > 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 &amp; > 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