Re: [PHP] Defaults in drop down list...

2003-01-06 Thread Rick Widmer
At 11:54 AM 1/6/03 -0600, Steven Kallstrom wrote: Alabama Alaska Arizona . $stateselected['$state'] is an array that stores the state that was selected on the prior form. is there an easier way, to have a default state picked out of this drop do

Re: [PHP] Defaults in drop down list...

2003-01-06 Thread Justin French
What I would do, and this is one of those "write it once, use it a 1000 times" things, is store all your states in an array. 'Alabama', 'AK' => 'Alaska', 'AZ' => 'Arizona' ); ?> Then, you can loop through that array to build your form element: '; foreach($sta

[PHP] Defaults in drop down list...

2003-01-06 Thread Steven Kallstrom
I have a drop down list with all fifty states. very common. I conjured up a way to store the value when you return to edit the form, but there most be an easier way either in html, or in php. Here is what I currently have. Alabama Alaska Arizona