PHP - PRE-select drop down option

Question

Using the example at the following URL: http://www.kavoir.com/2009/02/php-drop-down-list.html

How can I have that drop down menu pre-select one of the options such a

Answer 1

When you echo your option, echo it as follows:

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Or you can use js as follows:

var dropDownList = document.getElementById('dropDownListId');
dropDownList.options[optionIndex].selected = true;

I tweaked this function a bit but you can use it:

function generateSelect($name, $options, $optionToSelect) {
    $html = '';
    foreach ($options as $option => $value) {
        if($value == $optionToSelect)
            $html .= ''.$value.'';
        else
            $html .= ''.$value.'';
    }
    $html .= '';
    return $html;
}