Looking for a better way to make a "switch" statement

[DBookatay]

As the title says, I'm looking for a better way to create a switch statement on an "edit" form.

Since there are 3 of the same types of <selects>, all using the values of US states. Billing state, shipping state, drivers license state.

 

Currently I am using this:

	switch($row['pri_add4']){
		case 'AK': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK" selected="selected">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'AL': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL" selected="selected">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'AR': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR" selected="selected">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'AZ': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ" selected="selected">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'CA': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA" selected="selected">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'CO': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO" selected="selected">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'CT': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT" selected="selected">CT</option><option value="DC">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;
		case 'DC': $pri_add4 = '<option value="AK">AK</option><option value="AL">AL</option><option value="AR">AR</option><option value="AZ">AZ</option><option value="CA">CA</option><option value="CO">CO</option><option value="CT">CT</option><option value="DC" selected="selected">DC</option><option value="DE">DE</option><option value="FL">FL</option><option value="GA">GA</option><option value="HI">HI</option><option value="IA">IA</option><option value="ID">ID</option><option value="IL">IL</option><option value="IN">IN</option><option value="KS">KS</option><option value="KY">KY</option><option value="LA">LA</option><option value="MA">MA</option><option value="MD">MD</option><option value="ME">ME</option><option value="MI">MI</option><option value="MN">MN</option><option value="MO">MO</option><option value="MS">MS</option><option value="MT">MT</option><option value="NC">NC</option><option value="ND">ND</option><option value="NE">NE</option><option value="NH">NH</option><option value="NJ">NJ</option><option value="NM">NM</option><option value="NV">NV</option><option value="NY">NY</option><option value="OH">OH</option><option value="OK">OK</option><option value="OR">OR</option><option value="PA">PA</option><option value="RI">RI</option><option value="SC">SC</option><option value="SD">SD</option><option value="TN">TN</option><option value="TX">TX</option><option value="UT">UT</option><option value="VA">VA</option><option value="VT">VT</option><option value="WA">WA</option><option value="WI">WI</option><option value="WV">WV</option><option value="WY">WY</option>'; break;

	}

 

NOTE: I had to remove a lot of the state options so the post wouldn't exceed the 40000 characters limit.

 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

You would make an array of the values (AK, AL,...) so that you can iterate over the array to build the <option> elements and you would simply test if the current value is in $row['pri_add4'] in order to output the selected="selected" at the correct time.

 

Give me a few minutes to post some code...

[kenrbnsn]

Forget using a switch statement here. Put all the states into an array, then do something like

<?php
foreach ($states as $state) {
$selected = ($row['pri_add4']  == $state)?'selected="selected"':'';
echo "<option value='$state' $selected>$state</option>\n";
}
?>

 

Ken

[DBookatay]

Forget using a switch statement here. Put all the states into an array, then do something like

<?php
foreach ($states as $state) {
$selected = ($row['pri_add4']  == $state)?'selected="selected"':'';
echo "<option value='$state' $selected>$state</option>\n";
}
?>

 

Ken

 

Will this also give the user the option to change states, if the incorrect value was first inserted, or will this only display the state that was selected?

 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

^^^ You can just try what the code does and see if works as expected.

 

<?php

// populate/get your $states array anyway you want
$states = array();
$states[] = 'AK';
$states[] = 'AL';
$states[] = 'AR';
$states[] = 'AZ';
$states[] = 'CA';
$states[] = 'CO';
$states[] = 'CT';
$states[] = 'DC';

$row['pri_add4'] = 'CO'; // a test value

$pri_add4 = ''; // the option list
foreach($states as $state){
$selected = ($row['pri_add4'] == $state) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
$pri_add4 .= "<option value='$state'$selected>$state</option>\n";
}

// dummy form
echo "<form>\n";
echo "<select>\n";
echo $pri_add4; // output the option list
echo "</select>\n";
echo "</form>\n";
?>

[DBookatay]

@PFMaBiSmAd  - This works perfect... SOOOOOOOO much less code to write.

 

Thanks!