http://snippets.dzone.com/posts Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:56:14 GMT DZone Snippets: php code http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/5035 // takes an array of values and a value to match, and outputs formatted <option>s with the <option> matching $match selected <br />// must be manually wrapped in <select></select to allow for maximum flexibility <br /> <br /><code> <br />function selectHelper($values, $match) <br />{ <br /> $keys = array_keys($values); <br /> $i = 0; <br /> <br /> foreach($values as $option) <br /> { <br /> $selected = null; <br /> <br /> if($match == $keys[$i]) <br /> $selected = " selected"; <br /> <br /> echo " <option value=\"".$keys[$i]."\"$selected>".$option."</option>\n"; <br /> <br /> $i++; <br /> } <br />} <br /> <br />//sample usage: <br />$values = array( <br /> "lb" => "Pounds", <br /> "ea" => "Each", <br /> "oz" => "Ounces"); <br /> <br /> selectHelper($values, $product->unit); <br /></code> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:13:40 GMT http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/5035 nathancarnes (Nathan Carnes)