Sticky Form Functions For Text Fields/Areas

[DonGatuna]

Assist a newbie!

 

I would like to create a function for text input and text area.  I have the following code that generates the text field but it isn't sticky.

 

<?php

            function create_text_field ($label, $name, $value){

                

                echo '<label>'.$label .': </label>';

                

                echo '<input type = "text" name ="'.$name.'" value = "'.$value.'"';



                    if(isset($_POST[$name])&&($_POST[$name]==$value)){



                        echo $_POST[$name];

                    }

                echo '/><br><br>';

            }

  ?>

The data doesn't stick...

 

Please note that the value attribute code is inside <?php?> tags.  

• I want to create a function that creates text field(s) that is (are) sticky
  
• I cannot place a php tag in the value attribute (since it is part of function statements) 
  

Please comment

 

Edited January 22, 2015 by mac_gyver
code tags around posted code please

[cyberRobot]

The overall function should work just fine...as long as you pass the necessary field value as defined in the function.

<?php
function create_text_field ($label, $name, $value){
    echo '<label>' . $label . ': </label>';
    echo '<input type = "text" name ="'.$name.'" value = "'.$value.'"';
    echo '/><br><br>';
}
?>

 

Out of curiosity, what is the goal behind the following lines of code?

if(isset($_POST[$name])&&($_POST[$name]==$value)){
    echo $_POST[$name];
}

 

Are you trying to add an override for $value? If so, the test should probably be executed prior to the input field being displayed.

 

 

Side note: the <label> tag isn't currently connected to the input field. The following documentation provides examples on how to make the connection:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/label