Function Help!

[KS_28]

I am creating an include file that contains a function. This function will create a <select> drop down box that will contain two arguments. The arguments are the field name and the selected value. I am trying to do this for a list of states and their abbreviations using an array. I will be calling the function from an HTML file. Below is what I have so far...it's not much because I am stuck and not sure what to do after this. If anyone could give me any tips or advice I would greatly appreciate it!

 

<?php

 

function select_StateListFull()

{

    $state_list = array('AL'=>"Alabama",'AK'=>"Alaska", 'AZ'=>"Arizona", 'AR'=>"Arkansas", 'CA'=>"California", 'CO'=>"Colorado", 'CT'=>"Connecticut",

    'DE'=>"Delaware",'DC'=>"District Of Columbia", 'FL'=>"Florida", 'GA'=>"Georgia", 'HI'=>"Hawaii", 'ID'=>"Idaho", 'IL'=>"Illinois",

    'IN'=>"Indiana", 'IA'=>"Iowa", 'KS'=>"Kansas", 'KY'=>"Kentucky", 'LA'=>"Louisiana", 'ME'=>"Maine", 'MD'=>"Maryland", 'MA'=>"Massachusetts",

    'MI'=>"Michigan", 'MN'=>"Minnesota", 'MS'=>"Mississippi", 'MO'=>"Missouri", 'MT'=>"Montana",'NE'=>"Nebraska",'NV'=>"Nevada",'NH'=>"New Hampshire",

    'NJ'=>"New Jersey",'NM'=>"New Mexico",'NY'=>"New York",'NC'=>"North Carolina",'ND'=>"North Dakota",'OH'=>"Ohio", 'OK'=>"Oklahoma", 'OR'=>"Oregon",

    'PA'=>"Pennsylvania", 'RI'=>"Rhode Island", 'SC'=>"South Carolina", 'SD'=>"South Dakota",'TN'=>"Tennessee", 'TX'=>"Texas", 'UT'=>"Utah",

    'VT'=>"Vermont", 'VA'=>"Virginia", 'WA'=>"Washington", 'WV'=>"West Virginia", 'WI'=>"Wisconsin", 'WY'=>"Wyoming");

 

 

}

 

?>

[NomadicJosh]

Here is a function that I've used in the past:

 

/*
showStateDrop(); This function was used when this script was used for social networking, but since 
it is now developed for churches, this function is null and void.
*/
if(!function_exists(showStateDrop)) {
function showStateDrop($state, $active, $echo=true) {

$state = array('AL'=>"Alabama",'AK'=>"Alaska",'AZ'=>"Arizona",'AR'=>"Arkansas",'CA'=>"California",'CO'=>"Colorado",'CT'=>"Connecticut",'DE'=>"Delaware",'DC'=>"District Of Columbia",'FL'=>"Florida",'GA'=>"Georgia",'HI'=>"Hawaii",'ID'=>"Idaho",'IL'=>"Illinois", 'IN'=>"Indiana", 'IA'=>"Iowa",  'KS'=>"Kansas",'KY'=>"Kentucky",'LA'=>"Louisiana",'ME'=>"Maine",'MD'=>"Maryland", 'MA'=>"Massachusetts",'MI'=>"Michigan",'MN'=>"Minnesota",'MS'=>"Mississippi",'MO'=>"Missouri",'MT'=>"Montana",'NE'=>"Nebraska",'NV'=>"Nevada",'NH'=>"New Hampshire",'NJ'=>"New Jersey",'NM'=>"New Mexico",'NY'=>"New York",'NC'=>"North Carolina",'ND'=>"North Dakota",'OH'=>"Ohio",'OK'=>"Oklahoma", 'OR'=>"Oregon",'PA'=>"Pennsylvania",'RI'=>"Rhode Island",'SC'=>"South Carolina",'SD'=>"South Dakota",'TN'=>"Tennessee",'TX'=>"Texas",'UT'=>"Utah",'VT'=>"Vermont",'VA'=>"Virginia",'WA'=>"Washington",'WV'=>"West Virginia",'WI'=>"Wisconsin",'WY'=>"Wyoming");

        $string = '';

        foreach($state as $k => $v){
            $s = ($active == $k)? ' selected="selected"' : '';
            $string .= '<option value="'.$k.'"'.$s.'>'.$v.'</option>'."\n";   
        }

        if($echo)   echo $string;
        else        return $string;
}
}

 

Then your html code would look something like this:

 

<tr>
<th>State:</th>
	<td><select id="state" name="gender" class="forminput"><option value=""></option>
			<?php echo showStateDrop($state, null, true); ?>
		</select>
		</td>
</tr>

[KS_28]

Thank you for the reply parkerj. I tried what you had below but it doesn't work...there is nothing in the drop down menu when I go to run it, it's just blank....

 

 

[NomadicJosh]

how are you including the function? Also, change the name attribute from gender to state. I forgot to change that when I pasted in the code.