retaining value in listbox array

[php_Boi]

i have designed an application that is a dynamic submission form. i
have text fields and listboxes. now i am able to retain the values of
the listboxes when i populate the listbox "manually"(single listbox)
like this...

<select name="title">
<option value="1"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == '1') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>></option>
<option value="Mr"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Mr') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Mr</option>
<option value="Mrs"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Mrs') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Mrs</option>
<option value="Mstr"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Ms') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Ms</option>
</select>

Now this works flawlessly for example if the firstname text box is left
blank and the user clicks "send" then validation occurs and the value
in the "title" listbox is maintained and user is prompted to fix the
error. However this does not work when i use a listbox that is
dynamically generated in an array.

<select name="title[]" //note title[] = an array
of titles within the form
<option value="1"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == '1') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>></option>
<option value="Mr"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Mr') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Mr</option>
<option value="Mrs"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Mrs') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Mrs</option>
<option value="Mstr"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == 'Ms') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>>Ms</option>
</select>

But my text boxes work(retain value on POST in the case there is
invalid input on the form)
<input name="fname[]" type="text" value="<?php echo $firstname;?>"/>

i have tried a couple of scenarios and in my debugging i see that if i
chose the "Mr" option and 'echo' to see if it is POST'ed, it is.
However when the form reloads it reverts to the default empty value of
the listbox?????

thought maybe something like
//code above
<option value="Mr"<?php if ($_POST['title'][$count] == '1') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>></option>
//code below
But nothing...So how to retain the value of the listbox??????

[Kimmo Laine]

"php_Boi" <ti******@gmail.comwrote in message
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<select name="title[]" //note title[] = an array
of titles within the form
<option value="1"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == '1') { echo

If you make an array of it, then shouldn't you be looking at the first
element of the array? $_POST['title'][0]

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[php_Boi]

Kimmo Laine wrote:

"php_Boi" <ti******@gmail.comwrote in message
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<select name="title[]" //note title[] = an array
of titles within the form
<option value="1"<?php if ($_POST['title'] == '1') { echo

If you make an array of it, then shouldn't you be looking at the first
element of the array? $_POST['title'][0]

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"Ohjelmoija on organismi joka muuttaa kofeiinia koodiksi" - lpk
http://outolempi.net/ahdistus/ - Satunnaisesti päivittyvä nettisarjis
sp**@outolempi.net | rot13(xv***@bhgbyrzcv.arg)

Yeah that is what i thought too, with a similar syntax. what i mean is
because it can grow and shrink dynamically like there can be 4
responses or one i set a counter like $count and then tried
<option value="1"<?php if $_POST['title'][$count] == '1') { echo
'selected="selected"'; } ?>></option>
but i made a trivial error. the variable i used $count was not in the
scope of these form elements. so i managed to resolve it by using the
counter that "grew" and "Shrunk" the form. if anyone wants to see how
it works email me and i'l send u a copy its pretty nifty.

Thanks Kimmo Laine at least after banging my head against a wall i saw
i wasnt nuts and was on the right track. just needed to pay more
attention to variable scope :)