[SOLVED] Drop Down menu problems

[sotusotusotu]

Hey,

 

I am using the following code to loop 12 months backwards from the current month in a drop down list - using the get method.

 

I'm having difficulties trying to get the option selected once I have submitted the form.  For example, I am using this to filter months, so once a month has been selected and submitted, the first option in my drop down list is displayed and not the one that was selected and submitted. So basically, I need to be able to select a month > hit submit and when the form returns, have the drop down list show me the selected item. Hope that made sense.

 

<?
	echo '<select name="month">';

	for($x=0;$x<12;$x++){

		$time = strtotime("$x months ago");
		$month = date('F Y',$time);
		$link = strtolower(date('M',$time));
		echo '<option value="'.$link.'">'.$month.'</month>';
	}

	echo '</select>';

?>

 

Does anyone have any ideas?

[localhost1]

first u query the selected month from database and display the fetched value greater by one fro the datbase. i think this will help u out

[sotusotusotu]

I am not selecting the month from the database at this point in time. At the top of my page I am using a simple case switch that simply assigns the selected_month variable a value:

<?

switch ($_GET["month"]){

			case "jan":
				$selected_month = "January";
				break;
			case "feb":
				$selected_month = "February";
				break;

<!------------------------etc ---------------------------->

 

Any ideas?

 

 

[hemlata]

Hello,

 

I tried successfully, the following slightly modified code to allow the submitted value to be selected on selectbox. Check if this could solve your issue.

<form method="get" action="select_prob.php">
<?php
	echo '<select name="month">';
	for($x=0;$x<12;$x++){

		$time = strtotime("$x months ago");
		$month = date('F Y',$time);
		$link = strtolower(date('M',$time));
		if(isset($_GET['month']) && $link == $_GET['month'])
		{
			echo '<option value="'.$link.'" selected="selected">'.$month.'</month>';
		}else{
		echo '<option value="'.$link.'">'.$month.'</month>';
		}
	}

	echo '</select>';

?>
	<input type="submit" value="Check">
</form>

 

Regards,

[sotusotusotu]

Thanks hemlata,

 

It is exactly how I wanted it.

 

[sotusotusotu]

Sorry just one more thing. I can't seem to add: <option>value="?month=">All months</option> at the top of the drop down. When I add it above the loop it displays nothing.

 

Can this be done?

 

 

 

								<?

									echo 'Filter by month:';
									echo '<select name="month" style="margin:0 0 0 4px;" class="medium">';

									// loop months
									for($x=0;$x<12;$x++){

										$time = strtotime("$x months ago");
										$month = date('F Y',$time);
										$link = strtolower(date('M',$time));

										if(isset($_GET['month']) && $link == $_GET['month']) {

											echo '<option value="'.$link.'" selected="selected">'.$month.'</month>';

										} else {
										echo '<option value="'.$link.'">'.$month.'</month>';
										}
									}

									echo '</select>';
									echo '<input type="submit" value="Filter" class="submit" />';

							?>

[hemlata]

Hello,

 

One of the following way to include option for 'All months' is ...

<?php
echo 'Filter by month:';
echo '<select name="month" style="margin:0 0 0 4px;" class="medium">';
echo '<option value="?month=">All months</option>';
// loop months
for($x=0;$x<12;$x++){

$time = strtotime("$x months ago");
$month = date('F Y',$time);
$link = strtolower(date('M',$time));

if(isset($_GET['month']) && $link == $_GET['month']) {

	echo '<option value="'.$link.'" selected="selected">'.$month.'</month>';

} else {
echo '<option value="'.$link.'">'.$month.'</month>';
}
}
echo '</select>';
echo '<input type="submit" value="Filter" class="submit" />';
?>

 

Hope, this might solve your issue.

Regards,

[sotusotusotu]

It does!

 

Thanks