echo a function

[nikko50]

Hello all,
The below state_list function print's all the states for a select list. How can I use this function in the middle of a print statement??

function state_list($sel ='')
{
echo "<option value='AL'".($sel=='AL'?' selected':'').">Alabama</option>\n";
echo "<option value='AK'".($sel=='AK'?' selected':'').">Alaska</option>\n";
echo "<option value='AZ'".($sel=='AZ'?' selected':'').">Arizona</option>\n";
echo "<option value='AR'".($sel=='AR'?' selected':'').">Arkansas</option>\n";
echo "<option value='CA'".($sel=='CA'?' selected':'').">California</option>\n";
echo "<option value='CO'".($sel=='CO'?' selected':'').">Colorado</option>\n";
echo "<option value='CT'".($sel=='CT'?' selected':'').">Connecticut</option>\n";
echo "<option value='DE'".($sel=='DE'?' selected':'').">Delaware</option>\n";
echo "<option value='DC'".($sel=='DC'?' selected':'').">District of Columbia</option>\n";
echo "<option value='FL'".($sel=='FL'?' selected':'').">Florida</option>\n";
echo "<option value='GA'".($sel=='GA'?' selected':'').">Georgia</option>\n";
echo "<option value='GU'".($sel=='GU'?' selected':'').">Guam</option>\n";
echo "<option value='HI'".($sel=='HI'?' selected':'').">Hawaii</option>\n";
echo "<option value='ID'".($sel=='ID'?' selected':'').">Idaho</option>\n";
echo "<option value='IL'".($sel=='IL'?' selected':'').">Illinois</option>\n";
echo "<option value='IN'".($sel=='IN'?' selected':'').">Indiana</option>\n";
echo "<option value='IA'".($sel=='IA'?' selected':'').">Iowa</option>\n";
echo "<option value='KS'".($sel=='KS'?' selected':'').">Kansas</option>\n";
echo "<option value='KY'".($sel=='KY'?' selected':'').">Kentucky</option>\n";
echo "<option value='LA'".($sel=='LA'?' selected':'').">Louisiana</option>\n";
echo "<option value='ME'".($sel=='ME'?' selected':'').">Maine</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MD'".($sel=='MD'?' selected':'').">Maryland</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MA'".($sel=='MA'?' selected':'').">Massachusetts</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MI'".($sel=='MI'?' selected':'').">Michigan</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MN'".($sel=='MN'?' selected':'').">Minnesota</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MS'".($sel=='MS'?' selected':'').">Mississippi</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MO'".($sel=='MO'?' selected':'').">Missouri</option>\n";
echo "<option value='MT'".($sel=='MT'?' selected':'').">Montana</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NE'".($sel=='NE'?' selected':'').">Nebraska</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NV'".($sel=='NV'?' selected':'').">Nevada</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NH'".($sel=='NH'?' selected':'').">New Hampshire</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NJ'".($sel=='NJ'?' selected':'').">New Jersey</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NM'".($sel=='NM'?' selected':'').">New Mexico</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NY'".($sel=='NY'?' selected':'').">New York</option>\n";
echo "<option value='NC'".($sel=='NC'?' selected':'').">North Carolina</option>\n";
echo "<option value='ND'".($sel=='ND'?' selected':'').">North Dakota</option>\n";
echo "<option value='OH'".($sel=='OH'?' selected':'').">Ohio</option>\n";
echo "<option value='OK'".($sel=='OK'?' selected':'').">Oklahoma</option>\n";
echo "<option value='OR'".($sel=='OR'?' selected':'').">Oregon</option>\n";
echo "<option value='PA'".($sel=='PA'?' selected':'').">Pennsylvania</option>\n";
echo "<option value='PR'".($sel=='PR'?' selected':'').">Puerto Rico</option>\n";
echo "<option value='RI'".($sel=='RI'?' selected':'').">Rhode Island</option>\n";
echo "<option value='SC'".($sel=='SC'?' selected':'').">South Carolina</option>\n";
echo "<option value='SD'".($sel=='SD'?' selected':'').">South Dakota</option>\n";
echo "<option value='TN'".($sel=='TN'?' selected':'').">Tennessee</option>\n";
echo "<option value='TX'".($sel=='TX'?' selected':'').">Texas</option>\n";
echo "<option value='UT'".($sel=='UT'?' selected':'').">Utah</option>\n";
echo "<option value='VT'".($sel=='VT'?' selected':'').">Vermont</option>\n";
echo "<option value='VA'".($sel=='VA'?' selected':'').">Virginia</option>\n";
echo "<option value='WA'".($sel=='WA'?' selected':'').">Washington</option>\n";
echo "<option value='WV'".($sel=='WV'?' selected':'').">West Virginia</option>\n";
echo "<option value='WI'".($sel=='WI'?' selected':'').">Wisconsin</option>\n";
echo "<option value='WY'".($sel=='WY'?' selected':'').">Wyoming</option>\n";
}

  print "<td width='40%'>
    State:
  </td>

<td width='40%'>
<select name='state'> state_list($getline[state] ) </select>
</td> ";

[rehfeld]

echo 'foo' . state_list() . 'more foo';

[nikko50]

I tried this but it still no work.

print "<td width='40%'>
State:
</td>
<td width='40%'>
<select name='state'>'. state_list($getline[state] ).' </select>
</td> ";

and this.....

print "<td width='40%'>
State:
</td>
<td width='40%'>
<select name='state'>". state_list($getline[state] )." </select>
</td> ";

[robert_w_ark]

I dont think that will work..Just put all those options within a select tag..

<select name="state">
<option value="AL">AL</option>
<option value="AK">AK</option>
(etc, etc.)
</select>

[rehfeld]

just a tip. NEVER say "doesnt work"

that tell us absolutely nothing. we dont know if "doesnt work" means:
- it outputs something, just not what you want
-it outputs nothing
- you have a parse error
- it causes your computer to explode and you house to burn down
- or an infinite number of other possbilites

you can see what im getting at 🙂

anyway, theres an easier way to do what your trying to do. i just remembered i did this exact same thing a while ago and dug up the code for you

$states = array(
	'AL' => 'Alabama',
	'AK' => 'Alaska',
	'AZ' => 'Arizona',
	'AR' => 'Arkansas',
	'CA' => 'California',
	'CO' => 'Colorado',
	'CT' => 'Connecticut',
	'DE' => 'Delaware',
	'FL' => 'Florida',
	'GA' => 'Georgia',
	'HI' => 'Hawaii',
	'ID' => 'Idaho',
	'IL' => 'Illinois',
	'IN' => 'Indiana',
	'IA' => 'Iowa',
	'KS' => 'Kansas',
	'KY' => 'Kentucky',
	'LA' => 'Louisiana',
	'ME' => 'Maine',
	'MD' => 'Maryland',
	'MA' => 'Massachusetts',
	'MI' => 'Michigan',
	'MN' => 'Minnesota',
	'MS' => 'Mississippi',
	'MO' => 'Missouri',
	'MT' => 'Montana',
	'NE' => 'Nebraska',
	'NV' => 'Nevada',
	'NH' => 'New Hampshire',
	'NJ' => 'New Jersey',
	'NM' => 'New Mexico',
	'NY' => 'New York',
	'NC' => 'North Carolina',
	'ND' => 'North Dakota',
	'OH' => 'Ohio',
	'OK' => 'Oklahoma',
	'OR' => 'Oregon',
	'PA' => 'Pennsylvania',
	'RI' => 'Rhode Island',
	'SC' => 'South Carolina',
	'SD' => 'South Dakota',
	'TN' => 'Tennessee',
	'TX' => 'Texas',
	'UT' => 'Utah',
	'VT' => 'Vermont',
	'VA' => 'Virginia',
	'WA' => 'Washington',
	'WV' => 'West Virginia',
	'WI' => 'Wisconsin',
	'WY' => 'Wyoming'
);

and look here to see how to make a select menu out of it
http://codewalkers.com/seecode/507.html

(you dont need to use sessions like that demo shows if you dont want to, just use the function)