Drop Down menus

RabPHP

I'm 3 months into PHP and need a little help. I've got a piece of code for a drop down menu i wrote however there has to be a better way. This is on a form with 4-5 drop downs and I'm concerned about load times....

Here is what I have, any help appreciated.

Dan

<select name="term" value="<?=$term ?>">
<option selected value="<?=$term ?>"><?=$term?></option>
<?php
if ($term == "Annual") {
?>
<option>Weekly</option>
<option>Monthly</option>
<option>Daily</option>
<?
}
?>
<?php
if ($term == "Weekly") {
?>
<option>Annual</option>
<option>Monthly</option>
<option>Daily</option>
<?
}
?>
<?php
if ($term == "Monthly") {
?>
<option>Annual</option>
<option>Weekly</option>
<option>Daily</option>
<?
}
?>
<?php
if ($term == "Daily") {
?>
<option>Annual</option>
<option>Monthly</option>
<option>Weekly</option>
<?
}
?>
</select>

jeremuck

EDIT: oop! I forgot the double == in my if.... doh!

<?php
$options = array("annual", "monthly", "weekly", "daily");

$htmloutput = "";

$htmloutput .= "<select name=\"term\" value=\"" . $term . "\">\n";



foreach($options as $option)
{
 $htmloutput .= "\t<option ";
  if($term == $option)
  {
    $htmloutput .= "selected ";
  }
  $htmloutput .= "value=\"" . $term . "\">" . $option . "</option>\n";
}

$htmloutput .= "</select>\n";

print $htmloutput;

?>

will give you the exact same code.
anyway, I don't think what you had should worry you about loading time...
that's nothin'

dawson1323

Here is something I use quite often:

<select name="this">
<option value="<?=$term?>"><?=$term?>
<option value="">________________
<option value="Annual">Annual
<option value="Weekly">Weekly
<option value="Monthly">Monthly
<option value="Daily">Daily
</select>

RabPHP

thanks for the help!

Rab