Selecting dynamic default value in <SELECT>

Question

I have a php script which updates user info. I have created an html form, which allows user to edit the values and enter new ones. Now when the form is loaded for the first time, it displays some default values taken from php variables. The works fine but the problem is with tag.

<input type = "text" name = "name" class = "text" value = "<?php echo $user->name; ?>" />

this works fine..

<select name = "department" value = "<?php echo $user->department; ?>">
    <option>Information Technology</option>
    <option>Computer Science</option>
    <option>Electronics & Communication</option>
    <option>Mechanical Engineering</option>
    <option>Civil Engineering</option>
    <option>Electrical & Electronics Engineering</option>
    <option>M.Tech</option>
    <option>MBA</option>
    <option>MCA</option>
</select>

how can I solve this issue?

Alexander Wolff · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-27 15:53:14Z

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The Select tag doesn't have a value option. Use this instead:

For example:

<select name = "department">
<option value="IT" <?php if ($user->department == "IT") echo "selected='selected'";?> >Information Technology</option>
<option value="CS" <?php if ($user->department == "CS") echo "selected='selected'";?> >Computer Science</option>
</select>

edited Sep 27, 2011 at 15:53

answered Sep 27, 2011 at 15:39

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PiTheNumber · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-27 15:35:28Z

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Something like this would work

<select name = "department" value = "<?php echo $user->department; ?>">
    <option value="1" 
        <?= ( $user->department == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ) ?>>
        Information Technology
    </option>
    ...
</select>

answered Sep 27, 2011 at 15:35

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trooper · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-18 06:07:16Z

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This can be solved with one single if statement.

For example:

<select name = "department">
<option value="IT">Information Technology</option>
<option value="CS">Computer Science</option>

<?php if (strlen($user->department)>1 ) 
echo "<option value="."$user->department"."selected='selected >"."$user->department"."</option>";?> 
</select>

edited Jan 18, 2015 at 6:07

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answered Jan 18, 2015 at 5:19

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