Drop down help.

[art15]

Hi,

 

I have a drop down box which allows user to navigate through pages

 

<form name="visit" style="font-size: 9pt;">

<select  name="selectname" SIZE="1" onChange="change()">

<option value="">Change Page</option>

<option value="index.php"> Home Page</option>

<option value="page2.php">News</option>

<option value="page3.php">Rss</option>

</select>

</form>

 

<script language="JavaScript">

function change()

{

var url = document.visit.selectname.options[document.visit.selectname.selectedIndex].value

window.location.href = url

}

</script>

 

The page switches perfectly, however once you reach the page selected, the drop down says "change page". i would like it to say the option selected like if user selects Rss it should say Rss.

 

Any ideas?

[vikramjeet.singla]

try this

 

<?php

$page = basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

 

$pageArray = array("index.php"=>"Home Page", "page2.php"=>"News", "page3.php"=>"Rss");

 

?>

 

<form name="visit" style="font-size: 9pt;">

<select  name="selectname" SIZE="1" onChange="change()">

<option value="">Change Page</option>

<?php

foreach($pageArray as $key=>$value){

if($key == $page){

print "<option value=\"".$key."\" selected>".$value."</option>";

} else {

print "<option value=\"".$key."\">".$value."</option>";

}

}

?>

</select>

</form>

 

<script language="JavaScript">

function change()

{

var url = document.visit.selectname.options[document.visit.selectname.selectedIndex].value

window.location.href = url

}

</script>

[Ken2k7]

Using PHP for this may not be the best way of doing it. It's just more writing. xHTML and JavaScript will suffice. =)

[vikramjeet.singla]

may be....

but it will javascript independent

[GingerRobot]

Personally, i wouldn't call something which relies on a javascript function 'javascript independant', but yeah.

[vikramjeet.singla]

and moreover what is the need to try it on client side if it is possible from server side.....

[Ken2k7]

and moreover what is the need to try it on client side if it is possible from server side.....

???

 

I don't quite know what you're talking about.

[Third_Degree]

and moreover what is the need to try it on client side if it is possible from server side.....

???

 

I don't quite know what you're talking about.

 

I guess he's saying since JS is not always turned on in a client browser, php will always be able to do it.

[Ken2k7]

I guess he's saying since JS is not always turned on in a client browser, php will always be able to do it.

Oh well not really. PHP can't redirect a user upon a user action, so for this type of code, JavaScript has to be enabled. There's always the <noscript> tag. =)

[Third_Degree]

Well for the task of changing what option is first in the dropdown menu, php is adequate, but yes JS will be needed for the rest.

[Ken2k7]

Well for the task of changing what option is first in the dropdown menu, php is adequate, but yes JS will be needed for the rest.

What about plain old xHTML for the dropdown?