html - Select option default based on database variable -
i have form, simple select box, , have text field pulls value. want use value in $defaultselection default value select options. if $defaultselection = 4 default selected option d.
using php/html
`$defaultselection` contains integer between 1-4.
<select > <option value="1">a</option> <option value="2">b</option> <option value="3">c</option> <option value="4">d</option> </select>
that should it:
<select > <option value="1" <?php echo ($defaultselection == 1)?"selected":""; ?>>a</option> <option value="2" <?php echo ($defaultselection == 2)?"selected":""; ?>>b</option> <option value="3" <?php echo ($defaultselection == 3)?"selected":""; ?>>c</option> <option value="4" <?php echo ($defaultselection == 4)?"selected":""; ?>>d</option> </select> or other one:
<select > <option value="1" <?php if ($defaultselection == 1) echo "selected"; ?>>a</option> <option value="2" <?php if ($defaultselection == 2) echo "selected"; ?>>b</option> <option value="3" <?php if ($defaultselection == 3) echo "selected"; ?>>c</option> <option value="4" <?php if ($defaultselection == 4) echo "selected"; ?>>d</option> </select>
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