I have a php array....
<?php $state = array("Kentucky", "Ohio", "West Virginia", "Indiana", "Texas");
How would I get this aray to report to this select list.
<select size="1" name="state" id="state">
<option>Select One</option>
</select>
3 Answers
<?php
$state = array("Kentucky", "Ohio", "West Virginia", "Indiana", "Texas");
?>
<select size="1" name="state" id="state">
<option>Select One</option>
<?php
foreach($state AS $val){
echo "<option>$val</option>";
}
?>
</select>
Should do the trick
Comments
<select size="1" name="state" id="state">
<?php
foreach($state as $state_name)
{
echo '<option value="' . $state_name . '">' . $state_name . '</option>';
}
?>
</select>
3 Comments
RichardTheKiwi
you wouldn't need the value attribute if it is just the same as the text
Michael Crawley
I knew it was a foreach loop but I was not so sure how to use it. So when you use a for each loop you have to name it something else?
@Michael: Yes, you define the array you're going to iterate through and the variable that will store the current iteration value. Read more about foreach
You can implode (expand the array)
<select size="1" name="state" id="state">
<option>Select One</option>
<option>
<?php
$state = array("Kentucky", "Ohio", "West Virginia", "Indiana", "Texas");
echo implode('</option><option>', state);
?>
</option>
</select>
foreachandecho. See the manual for examples