On 19 Oct 2006 04:53:58 -0700, in comp.lang.php you wrote:
Quote:
>Having major issues with this simple task, and I cant work out why its
>not doing as it should/expected.
>
>Basically, ive got a drop down box with the added bit of php:
>
>
><select name="title" id="title">
><?php
>if($_SESSION['title'] != "") {
> echo '<option value="'. $_SESSION['title'] .'"
>selected="selected"></option>';
> }
>else {
> echo "<option value=\"\" selected></option>";
>}
>?>
>
><option>Mr</option>
><option>Mrs</option>
><option>Miss</option>
><option>Ms</option>
><option>Dr</option>
</select>
>
>
>Basically, if the user submits a form, the title is stored in the
>session, this works fine, and then when returned to the page, the value
>should be filled in.
>
>Yet, when they return to the page, there value they selected is not
>shown in this box, instead, theres just a gap. The source seems
>correct, and this is whats shown:
>
><select name="title" id="title">
><option value="Mr" selected="selected"></option>
>
>so it is working like that, but still not showing anything.
>
>Any ideas please?
It looks like your HTML syntax is the problem:
<option value="Mr">Mr</option>
I generally code selects like:
<?
$title_array = array ('Mr','Mrs','Miss','Ms','Dr');
foreach ($title_array as $title) { ?>
<option
value=<?=$title?>"<?=(in_array($_SESSION['title'],$title_array))?'
selected':''?>><?=$title?></option>
<? } ?>
