Java - PHP

[dujmovicv]

Hello, I'm new in both Java and PHP and I'm trying to build a drop down menu with options for language select for a web site. I.E. :

<select onchange="window.location='whatever.php?language=' +this.value">
<option value="eng" <?if ($language == "eng") {?>selected<?}?>>English</option>
<option value="ger" <?if ($language == "ger") {?>selected<?}?>>German</option>
</select>

I wonder if the selected option value can call a javascript or some function which will display the dynamic menu as well (*.gif buttons in JavaScript with onMouseover event, for example...)

Please HELP!
Thanks

[iam_clint]

thats the code i gave you in the php section :P yes it can try it out and i can help you with your code when you get stuck -- look at onchange event and make it call a javascript function in that function do whatever.

[dujmovicv]

thats the code i gave you in the php section :P yes it can try it out and i can help you with your code when you get stuck -- look at onchange event and make it call a javascript function in that function do whatever.

Hello iam_clint!

I'm back again with my probleme....

So, as I mentioned I've tried to combine php and java to build a dynamic menu with select form. Here is my code (example), I wonder if I'm going on the right way....
Please help if U have some good ideas... ;-)

<script language="JavaScript">

function jumpmenu(selLang)
{
var s = selLang;
echo "<img src=$s.gif>";
}

</script>

<?
print <<<HERE
<select name="select" onchange="jumpmenu(this)">
<option value="1" selected>Srpski</option>
<option value="2">Magyar</option>
<option value="3">English</option>
<option value="4">Deutsch</option>
</select>
HERE;
?>

As you can suppose it doesn't works...

[iam_clint]

<script language="JavaScript">
function jumpmenu(selLang) {
   var s = selLang;
   document.write("<img src="+s+".gif>");
}
</script>
 

Your first problem was you were doing php type code in your javascript

<select name="select" onchange="jumpmenu(this.value);">
<option value="1" selected>Srpski</option>
<option value="2">Magyar</option>
<option value="3">English</option>
<option value="4">Deutsch</option>
</select>
 

Your second problem was jumpmenu(this) needed to be jumpmenu(this.value);
why even have your php code print that, its a static select menu. that should fix your problems that i seen so far.

[dujmovicv]

I managed to echo a select drop-down menu with 4 languages with an array:
[php]
<?php
$language = $_GET["language"];
?>
<select onchange="window.location='select.php?language='+t his.value">
<?php
$language = array(
"",
"English",
"Deutsch",
"Magyar",
"Srpski");
for ($i = 1; $i <= 4; $i++)
{
print "<option value=$i>$language[$i]</option>";
print "<h3>Language is : $language[$i]</h3>";
}
?>
</select>
[/php]

I can't see my mistake : in the select field always stays "English" and don't change to the selecteg language... The other question: the script doesn't prints the text in <h3> tag. Why is that?