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Changing an option from a drop down menu

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:13 pm
by larissahn
hi, this question might just be the stupidest ever, but I want to be careful and not mess anything up. this is the code for a drop down menu I have in an application page.
<select name="ProgrammeName" id="ProgrammeName">
<option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">Select Programme</option>
<option value="2-Week" <?php if (!(strcmp("2-Week", KT_escapeAttribute($row_rstblapplication['ProgrammeName'])))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>2-Week</option>
<option value="4-Week" <?php if (!(strcmp("4-Week", KT_escapeAttribute($row_rstblapplication['ProgrammeName'])))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>4-Week</option>
<option value="8-Week" <?php if (!(strcmp("8-Week", KT_escapeAttribute($row_rstblapplication['ProgrammeName'])))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>8-Week</option>
</select>


to change from a 2 week to a 3 week option, I just substitute the 3 for a 2, right? I think it is just a string, I'm just not sure what >2-Week</option> at the end of the line is, not calling a variable, right?

Re: Changing an option from a drop down menu

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:39 pm
by califdon
Whatever appears between the <option ......> and the </option> tags is what will be shown in the dropdown. It is not necessarily the same as the value for the select group when it is selected, that is what is in the value= parameter within the <option .....> tag.