How to populate combo box (that is already fetched on a database field) on a selected row in table.

[slenderman]

Hi Good day Can someone pls help me regarding with this matter.
I have a page for inserting records. And I have a combobox that is fetched through the specific field in database. I also have a table of records, for each row i have an href edit which throws the values to its respective texbox and combobox. 
THE PROBLEM is that when i click the href edit, the value from a selected row was not displayed from the combobox but with the textboxes it is working except from the combobox which is already fetched from the database.

------> HERE IS THE CODE FOR COMBOBOX 
   

<select name="cbocourse" style="height:35px; width:280px; background-color:#923227; box-shadow:1px 1px #FFF;color:#C90;">

 

<?php

 

$sql = 'SELECT * from tblcourse';

$query = mysql_query($sql);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {

    echo '<option value= "' . $row['id']. '">' . $row['course'] . '</option>';

}

 

?>

<?php 

 

    if(@$courseid ==5){

echo "<option value = '5'>Associate in Computer Technology/option>";

} 

?>

 

 

------> CODE FOR TABLE OF RECORDS

do{

 

echo '<tr>';

echo "<td><a href = 'fastormain.php?id=".$result['id']."'onclick=\" disableupdatebtn();\"> ". '<center>' . "edit"  . '<center>' ."</a></td>";

echo "<td><a href = 'fastormain.php?id=".$result['id']."&action='delete' onClick=\"return confirm('Do you want to delete this record?')\">". '<center>'."delete" .  '</center>'."</a></td>";

echo '<td>' . $result['id'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['Name'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['gender'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['birthday'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['address'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['contactnumber'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['course'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['branch'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['YEAR'] .'</td>';

echo '<td>' . $result['imagename'] .'</td>';

echo '</tr>';

$result= mysql_fetch_assoc($query);

 

}

while($result);{

---------------->  AND THE CODE FOR GETTING THE ID IN HREF

 

?php

if(isset($_GET['id']))

{

 

$id = $_GET['id'];

$sql = "select * from tblcontestants where id = {$id} limit 1";

$query = @mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die("DATABASE QUERY FAILED");

$result = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);

$id=$result['id'];

$fname=$result['fname'];

$mname=$result['mname'];

$lname=$result['lname'];

$age=$result['age'];

  $genderid=$result['genderid'];

$birthday=$result['birthday'];

$address=$result['address'];

$contactnumber=$result['contactnumber'];

$courseid=$result['courseid'];

$branchid=$result['branchid'];

$yearid=$result['yearid'];

$imagename=$result['imagename'];

};

?>


I KNOW THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP ME! SO PLEASEEEEEEE! IT WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED

[Ch0cu3r]

You need to apply the selected attribute to the current option if the value stored in the database matches it. Example test code

<select name="option">
<?php
// values in the drop down
$options = array('apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'peach');

// the value stored in the database
$valueInDB = 'orange';

foreach($options as $option)
{
   // if the current option matches the value from the database apply the selected attribute
   $selected = $option == $valueInDB ? ' selected="selected"' : '';

   echo '<option value="'.$option.'"'.$selected.'>'.$option.'</option>';
}
?>
</select>

NOTE when you are posting code please wrap it within

tags. Also do not use CAPS this.

[slenderman]

do i need to replaced this code

<?php

 

$sql = 'SELECT * from tblcourse';

$query = mysql_query($sql);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {

    echo '<option value= "' . $row['id']. '">' . $row['course'] . '</option>';

}

 

?>

<?php 

 

    if(@$courseid ==5){

echo "<option value = '5'>Associate in Computer Technology/option>";

} 

?>

to that code?

[Ch0cu3r]

No I have only posted example code which shows how to set a matching value as selected in the dropdown menu.

 

Do you understand what I posted?

[slenderman]

What if i want to have a dynamic item fetched in the database, how to do it? without setting apple, banana etc

[Frank_b]

<?php


function buildOptions($tablename, $columnname, $selectedId = 0)

{

	$sql = 'SELECT id, '.$columnnmame.' FROM '.$tablename;

	$html = '';


	$query = mysql_query($sql);


	while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)) // use mysql_fetch_assoc!

	{

		$selected = '';


		if($row['id'] == $selectedId)

			$selected = ' selected="selected"';


		$html .= '<option'.$selected.' value= "' . $row['id']. '">' . $row[$columnnmame] . '</option>' . "\n";

	}


	return $html;

}


$userId = 0;


if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')

{

	$userId = $_POST['user'];

}


?>

<!doctype html>

	<html>

	<head>

		<meta charset="utf-8">

		<title>Example</title>

	</head>


	<body>

    	<form action="" method="post">

            <select name="user">

                <?php echo buildOptions('users', 'name', $userId); ?>

            </select>

        </form>

	</body>

</html>

 

[slenderman]

i tried to apply the algo but it says undefined $columname where and how can i define it?

[slenderman]

hey guys i already resolved it however,  it is static
heres the code

 

<?php

 $CATEGORY = 5; //from DB table, consider 3 as category id for sample

 

 $sql="SELECT tblcourse.id as id, tblcourse.course as course FROM tblcourse";

 $result=mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());

 

 $options="";

 while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {

    $id=$row["id"];

    $thing=$row["course"];

    $isSel = ($CATEGORY == $id)?"selected":'';

    $options.= " <OPTION VALUE='$id' $isSel>$thing</option>";

 }

 ?>

the $CATEGORY is set into 5.. How to set it dynamically so that whatever i selected it populate the combobox with its desired id?

[Frank_b]

appologizes there was a typo :-)

<?php

function buildOptions($tablename, $columnname, $selectedId = 0)
{
	$sql = 'SELECT id, '.$columnname.' FROM '.$tablename;
	$html = '';
	
	$query = mysql_query($sql);
	
	while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)) // use mysql_fetch_assoc!
	{
		$selected = '';
		
		if($row['id'] == $selectedId)
			$selected = ' selected="selected"';
			
		$html .= '<option'.$selected.' value= "' . $row['id']. '">' . $row[$columnname] . '</option>' . "\n";
	}
	
	return $html;
}

$userId = 0;

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')
{
	$userId = $_POST['user'];
}

?>
<!doctype html>
	<html>
	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">
		<title>Example</title>
	</head>
	
	<body>
    	<form action="" method="post">
            <select name="user">
                <?php echo buildOptions('users', 'name', $userId); ?>
            </select>
        </form>
	</body>
</html>

[slenderman]

how can i put the $CATEGORY dynamically so that whatever i click on the table it will retrieved in the combo box? (without settng its id to any number like 5 )

 

<?php

 $CATEGORY = 5; //from DB table, consider 3 as category id for sample

 

 $sql="SELECT tblcourse.id as id, tblcourse.course as course FROM tblcourse";

 $result=mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());

 

 $options="";

 while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {

    $id=$row["id"];

    $thing=$row["course"];

    $isSel = ($CATEGORY == $id)?"selected":'';

    $options.= " <OPTION VALUE='$id' $isSel>$thing</option>";

 }

 ?>
 

My Combobox form code

 <select name="cbocourse" style="height:35px; width:280px; background-color:#923227; box-shadow:1px 1px #FFF;color:#C90;" onClick="submitCATEGORY();">

<option value="<?php echo $CATEGORY; ?>">

 <?php echo $options;?></option></select>