[RESOLVED] loading "Selected" in forms ?

[ArthurH]

I have PHP code handling an e-mail form in a cycle with two parts.

If any field is invalid (or empty when required), I redisplay the form with all the previously entered field values. Now the question:

How do I enter a previously entered values as the "selected" on in an option list?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[bradgrafelman]

How is the option list created? Is it dynamic, e.g. a loop in PHP outputs the options, or is it static, e.g. fixed HTML code?

Either way, the approach is virtually the same; as the HTML for the option list is being outputted, check if the current option matches the previous value submitted and, if so, output the appropriate HTML code to make it selected again.

[ArthurH]

Thanks, the list setup in now static but I think I am going to define a array of values for the list, that will make the code you seggest easier.