Question

i have a php form which submits data to another php for validation. if any fields are left blank the validator php sends a message back to original php form along with all the pre filled variables using session variables so that user doesn’t have to fill them again.

i can use these session variables to fill in text boxes again like this

value="<?php echo $_SESSION['fname'] ?>"

but how to go about populating drop downs, radio buttons and check boxes?

thanks

Answer 1

A <select> element’s selected <option> is not determined by it’s value= attribute. In order to mark an option selected, the <option> element must have the selected attribute set on it, as follows:

<select>
    <option>1</option>
    <option selected>2</option>
    <option>3</option>
</select>

In order to do this programmatically, you need to iterate through the options, and manually test for the correct option, and add selected to that.