Question

here is what i came up,
i could insert a data into my “gender” field, but when I’m in edit/update page, i want the “gender” field only displays “Select One” value, not “male/Female”

thanks in advance

<form action='#' method='post' border='0'>
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>
   <select name="gender" id="gender">
   <option>Select One</option>
   <option>Male</option>
   <option>Female</option>
   </select>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <td>
  <input type='hidden' name='id_number' value='<? php echo $id_number ?>' />
  <input type='hidden' name='action' value='edit' />
  <input type='submit' value='Edit' />
 </td>
</table>
</form>

Answer 1

You have to add an attribute named selected="selected" to the <option> tag that you want selected by default.