how to display data for updating page?

[irene169]

Anyone can help?

 

when we are displaying the data in text field inside an updating form, the code would be like this :

 

First Name: <input type="text" name="ud_first" value="<? echo $first; ?>">

Last Name: <input type="text" name="ud_last" value="<? echo $last; ?>">

 

however, when it comes to the radio buttons or drop down menu, how should i write the code??

 

should i make it like this? -->

 

<label>

        <input name="gender" type="radio" value="male" checked="<?php echo $gender;?>"/>

      </label>

        Male    

        <label>

        <input name="gender" type="radio" value="female" checked="<?php echo $gender;?>"/>

        Female</label>

 

and

 

<label>

        <select name="prof">

    <option value="<?php echo $prof; ?>" selected="selected"> <?php echo $prof?> </option>   

  <option value="General Staff">

        General Staff</option>

    <option value="Executive">

        Executive</option>

    <option value="Senior Executive">

        Senior Executive</option>

    <option value="Supervisor">

        Supervisor</option>

    <option value="Junior Management">

        Junior Management</option>

  <option value="Others">

        Others</option>

        </select>

      </label>

 

Your help would be highly appreciated...thanks..

[onlyican]

ok what I normally do.

 

<?php
//Have the array somewhere, I have a Global Array file, but this example, it is here
//This works for Radio buttons, checkboxes, drop down menus

$MyOptions = array(1 => "FirstValue", 2 => "Second Value");

//Lets say the Selected value from the DB is 2, as I store ID's against the name
$MyOptionSelectedValue = 2;

//First Radio Buttons

foreach($MyOptions as $OptionValue => $OptionName){
echo "<input type='radio' name='MyRadioOptions' value='".$OptionValue."' id='".$OptionValue."'";
if($OptionValue == $MyOptionSelectedValue){
echo "checked='checked'";
} 
echo "/>\n"
."<label for='".$OptionValue."'>".$OptionName."'</label>\n";
}

//OK, it is the same format for the Checkboxes as well, except I use array to parse the values
Also, $MyOptionsSelectedValue will now be array
$MyOptionSelectedValue = array(2);
foreach($MyOptions as $OptionValue => $OptionName){
echo "<input type='checkbox' name='MyCheckOptions[]' value='".$OptionValue."' id='".$OptionValue."'";
if(in_array($OptionValue, $MyOptionSelectedValue){
echo "checked='checked'";
} 
echo "/>\n"
."<label for='".$OptionValue."'>".$OptionName."'</label>\n";
}


//Final Example, DropDowns
echo "<select name='MyDropDownOptions'>\n";
foreach($MyOptions as $OptionValue => $OptionName){
echo "<option value='".$OptionValue."'";
if($OptionValue == $MyOptionSelectedValue){
echo " selected='selected";
} 
echo "/>".$OptionName."</option>\n"

}
echo "</select>\n";
?>