Code not working.... <select> question

[netmastan]

Why this code does not work. let say $country2 is 'Aruba'. So in my option list 'Aruab' should selected.

<select  size=\"1\" name=\"country\">";

if($country==country2){
$sel = "selected";
}else {
$sel = "";
}
echo"<option value=\"Afghanistan\" $sel>Afghanistan</option>
<option value=\"Albania\">Albania</option>
<option value=\"Algeria\">Algeria</option>
<option value=\"American Samoa\">American Samoa</option>
<option value=\"Andorra\">Andorra</option>
<option value=\"Angola\">Angola</option>
<option value=\"Anguilla\">Anguilla</option>
<option value=\"Antarctica\">Antarctica</option>
<option value=\"Antigua and Barbuda\">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
<option value=\"Argentina\">Argentina</option>
<option value=\"Armenia\">Armenia</option>
<option value=\"Aruba\">Aruba</option>
<option value=\"Australia\">Australia</option>
</select>";

[jerdo]

The problem is that you are only echoing $sel on one line. The way you are setting this up you will need to put $sel in each of your select list options.

[MeX]

hi netmastan!

try this:

<?php
$countries = array('Afghanistan', 'Albania', 'Algeria');
$country = 'Albania';

echo "<select size=\"1\" name=\"country\">\n";
while(list($key, $value) = each($countries)) {
	if ($value == $country) {
		$selected = ' selected';
	} else {
		$selected = '';
	}
	echo "<option$selected value=\"$value\">$value</option>\n";
}
echo '</select>';

?>

hope that helps!!

ceeyaa.MeX

[netmastan]

thank you.... again. I didn't want to create a table for country tables.i thought it is possible withouth create a country table.Anway, I just use the following code.... and i ugess this way is better then using array..cause there are 238 countries ...

$result2=mysql_query("select country, country_name from yp_country order by country_name", $dbi);
echo "<select name=\"country\">";
while(list($country2, $country_name) = mysql_fetch_row($result2)) {
if ($country2==$country) {
$sel = "selected";
} else {
$sel = " ";
}
echo "<option value=\"$country2\" $sel>$country_name</option>";
}