<SELECT> With PHP

[jbonnett]

Hi all,

Im trying to get the requested genre and compare it with the <SELECT> list to add the word SELECTED on the option.

So if the requested genre is the same as the option name them make that the SELECTED option.

 

Cheers.

 

Here's a bit of code I made that does not work

<? 
function selected(){
if ($_REQUEST['genre'] = $name){
echo"SELECTED";
}}
?>

Genre:
<SELECT class="sort" align="right" onChange="window.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;">
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" <?$name = ''; selected(); ?>>Any</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Action" <?$name = 'Action'; selected(); ?>>Action</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Adventure" <?$name = 'Adventure'; selected(); ?>>Adventure</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Animation" <?$name = 'Animation'; selected(); ?>>Animation</option>
</SELECT>

[batwimp]

Your IF statement is setting the variable, not checking it. Also, in your HTML, when calling the PHP function, you need to pass the $name with it to the function. Like so:

 

<?php

function selected($name){
if ($_REQUEST['genre'] == $name){
echo"SELECTED";
}}
?>

Genre:
<SELECT class="sort" align="right" onChange="window.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;">
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" <?php $name = ''; selected($name); ?>>Any</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Action" <?php $name = 'Action'; selected($name); ?>>Action</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Adventure" <?php $name = 'Adventure'; selected($name); ?>>Adventure</option>
<option value="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Animation" <?php $name = 'Animation'; selected($name); ?>>Animation</option>
</SELECT>

[jbonnett]

I forgot about passing the variable although it still does not work  .

[batwimp]

How doesn't it work? Error messages?

[jbonnett]

Does not add the "SELECTED" to anything and no error messages  :-\.

[batwimp]

Try this new and improved code:

 

<?php

function selected($name){
if(isset($_REQUEST['genre'])){
if ($_REQUEST['genre'] == $name){
echo"SELECTED";
}}
}
?>

Genre:
<SELECT class="sort" align="right" onChange="window.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;">
<option value="<?php echo$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" <?php $name = ''; selected($name); ?>>Any</option>
<option value="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Action" <?php $name = 'Action'; selected($name); ?>>Action</option>
<option value="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Adventure" <?php $name = 'Adventure'; selected($name); ?>>Adventure</option>
<option value="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>?genre=Animation" <?php $name = 'Animation'; selected($name); ?>>Animation</option>
</SELECT>

[jbonnett]

Thank you so much it works, I been trying to figure this out all day