Default option in Drop-down. How?

[Pi_Mastuh]

I want my select box to default to the option the user had specified in the past. It saves it and then it's a variable. So ho do I tell it to make the selected option the variable?

[fert]

put
[code]
selected
[/code]
in the option tag and I believe it will be selected

[Pi_Mastuh]

But i can't just put selected in because the selected one will need to bbe different for different users. Somehow I need to tell it to select the one that's the same as the variable.

[ted_chou12]

<?php function select($pm, $type){if ($pm == $type) echo "selected=\"selected\"";}?>
<option value="pm.php?pm=inbox" <?php select($pm, "inbox");?>>Inbox</option>

[ted_chou12]

understand or need explanation?
Ted

[Pi_Mastuh]

I don't see what I put where exactly. I'm working with an avatar selection thing for forums so the variable I'm using is $avatar. Where does that go?

[ted_chou12]

$pm, is what you stored as the variable in your mysql database, and $type is the specific value for that selection, so when the stored data equals the selection, echo select!

[ted_chou12]

one more example then:
<?php function select($pm, $type){if ($pm == $type) echo "selected=\"selected\"";}?>
<option value="inbox" <?php select($pm, "inbox");?>>Inbox</option>
<option value="outbox" <?php select($pm, "outbox");?>>Outbox</option>
regular would look this:
<option value="xx" selected="selected">Standard</option>
<option value="thumbup">Thumb Up</option>

[Pi_Mastuh]

So I would have:
[code]<select name='avatar'>
<?php function select($avatar, $type){if ($avvie == $type) echo "selected=\"selected\"";}?>
<option value="avatar.php?avatar=avatar1" <?php select($avatar, "avatar1");?>>avatar1</option>
<option value="avatar.php?avatar=avatar2" <?php select($avatar, "avatar2");?>>avatar2</option>
<option value="avatar.php?avatar=avatar3" <?php select($avatar, "avatar3");?>>avatar3</option>[/code]
etc?

[ted_chou12]

[code]
<select name='avatar'>
<?php function select($avatar, $type){if ($avatar == $type) echo "selected=\"selected\"";}?>
<option value="avatar1" <?php select($avatar, "avatar1");?>>avatar1</option>
<option value="avatar2" <?php select($avatar, "avatar2");?>>avatar2</option>
<option value="avatar3" <?php select($avatar, "avatar3");?>>avatar3</option>
[/code]
avatar1 is your value, and $type is your data so this is correct.
sorry to confuse you with the pm.php?pm=inbox I should have use it to fit your eg. at first... :-\
Ted

[Pi_Mastuh]

Ok, so what I want to do is store URLs. WOuld that be the value then?

<option value='http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av.jpg'<?php select($avvie, "Default");?>>Default</option>

[ted_chou12]

then you would also need to change the other value:
[code]
<select name='avatar'>
<?php function select($avatar, $type){if ($avatar == $type) echo "selected=\"selected\"";}?>
<option value="http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av1.jpg" <?php select($avatar, "http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av1.jpg");?>>avatar1</option>
<option value="http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av2.jpg" <?php select($avatar, "http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av2.jpg");?>>avatar2</option>
<option value="http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av3.jpg" <?php select($avatar, "http://www.net-petz.com/images/avvies/Default_av3.jpg");?>>avatar3</option>
[/code]

[Pi_Mastuh]

Ah I see, thank you.