selecting option in select?

[thefortrees]

Hi all -

 

I am trying to populate a drop down list from values in an array, and compare a $_REQUEST or $_SESSION value to each of the array values. If they are equal, then the option in the drop down menu will be selected. Can't get it to work... Here is my code. Any help is appreciated! Thanks.

 

	//Select menu for each type of user.
	echo
		"<td>Sort by:<select name='displayUsers' align='center'>";

	//$option holds the option values. $text holds the text of each option.
	$option = array('all', 'admin', 'business', 'personal',);
	$text = array('All', 'Administrators', 'Business Administrators', 'Personal Users',);

	//$count will be used to print each element of $text.
	$count = 0;

	//Loop to create each option element.
	foreach ($option as $value){
		//If displayUsers == value selected fromdrop down, select that option. Else, do not select.
		if ($_REQUEST['displayUsers'] == $value || $_SESSION['displayUsers'] == $value){
			echo "<option selected value='" . $value . "'>" . $text[$count] . "</option>";
			$count++;	
		}	
		else{	
			echo "<option value='" . $value . "'>" . $text[$count] . "</option>";			
			$count++;
		}
	}

[GingerRobot]

I think you need to echo:

selected='selected'

Rather than just 'selected'

[trq]

echo "<option value='" . $value . "' selected='selected'>" . $text[$count] . "</option>";