by default select using php function

Question

< select name="rtype" class="span6" >

< option >Select Residential Type< /option>

< option value="MultiStory Apartment" < ?php if($rtype="MultiStory Apartment"){ echo "selected";}? > > MultiStory Apartment< /option>

< option value="Residential Plot" < ?php if($rtype="Residential Plot"){ echo "selected";}? > >Residential Plot< /option>

< option value="Residential House" < ?php if($rtype="Residential House"){ echo "selected";} ?> >Residential House< /option>

< option value="DDA Flats" < ?php if($rtype="DDA Flats"){ echo "selected";} ?> >DDA Flats< /option>

< /select>

Comparison `==`, not `=`. Should be - `if($rtype == "MultiStory Apartment")` — Sougata Bose, Nov 05 '15 at 05:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '15 at 05:08

Change your code as follows (comparison operation should be $rtype==)

    < select name="rtype" class="span6" > 
    < option >Select Residential Type< /option>
    < option value="MultiStory Apartment" < ?php if($rtype=="MultiStory Apartment"){ echo "selected";}? > > MultiStory Apartment< /option>
    < option value="Residential Plot" < ?php if($rtype=="Residential Plot"){ echo "selected";}? > >Residential Plot< /option>
    < option value="Residential House" < ?php if($rtype=="Residential House"){ echo "selected";} ?> >Residential House< /option>
    < option value="DDA Flats" < ?php if($rtype=="DDA Flats"){ echo "selected";} ?> >DDA Flats< /option>
< /select>

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

I think, you have made it too complex.

Also, change your comparison operator from = to ==.

a = $b Assign Sets $a to be equal to $b.

$a == $b Equal TRUE if $a is equal to $b.

$a === $b Identical TRUE if $a is equal to $b, and they are of the same type. (introduced in PHP 4)

You can take an array and loop through it like this:

<?php
$rtypes = arrray();
$rtypes['MultiStory Apartment'] = 'MultiStory Apartment';
$rtypes['Residential Plot'] = 'Residential Plot';
$rtypes['Residential House'] = 'Residential House';
$rtypes['DDA Flats'] = 'DDA Flats';
?>
<select name="rtype" class="span6" >
<option >Select Residential Type< /option>
<?php
foreach ($rtypes as $option) {
  $selected = ($option == $rtype) ? 'selected="selected"' : '';
  ?>  
  <option value="<?php echo $option;?>" <?php echo $selected;?>><?php echo $option;?></option>
  <?php
}
?>
</select>

by default select using php function

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