Error setting the selected value from a select list - php

Question

I have a HTML select list where one can chose an option.
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='' >Select....</option>
<option value='0-50,000' selected>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000'>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000'>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000'>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above'>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all'>See All</option>
</select>
When this list is submitted via a HTML submit button, this list shows again in another page. Now, I want the option the user selected to be new selected value. I am doing this:
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='{$_POST['price']}'>{$_POST['price']}</option>
<option value='0-50,000'>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000'>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000'>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000'>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above'>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all'>See All</option>
</select>
But values are appearing twice. The option the user selected is shown as the selected and still appears in the list. For example, we now have something like this:
0-50,000 (this is the selected value)
0-50,000
50,000-100,000
100,000-150,000
150,000-200,000
200,000 and above
How do I solve this?

Answer 1

In other page, make sure the selected option has selected="selected"
<select name='price' id='price'>\
<option value='' >Select....</option>
<option selected="selected" value='0-50,000'>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000'>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000'>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000'>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above'>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all'>See All</option>
</select>

Answer 2

try this
/**
* Takes To values (First for option value Second for value to be compare)
* #param Srting $option stores Option Value String
* #param String $value Stores to be compare
* #return String
* #access public
*/
function selectBoxSelection($option, $value) {
if ($option == $value) {
return "selected";
}
}
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='0-50,000' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('0-50,000', $_POST['price']);?> >0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('50,000-100,000', $_POST['price']);?> >50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('100,000-150,000', $_POST['price']);?> >100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('150,000-200,000', $_POST['price']);?> >150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('200,000 and above', $_POST['price']);?> >200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all' <?php echo selectBoxSelection('see all', $_POST['price']);?> >See All</option>
</select>

Answer 3

instead of your code,
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='{$_POST['price']}'>{$_POST['price']}</option>
<option value='0-50,000'>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000'>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000'>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000'>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above'>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all'>See All</option>
</select>
try like this,
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='' >Select....</option>
<?php foreach ($arr as $key=>$value)
{
if($key == $_POST['price'])
{
echo "<option selected value=$key>$value</option>";
unset($arr[$key]);
}
else
echo "<option value=$key>$value</option>";
}?>
</select>

Answer 4

This will do it :
<form name="myform" method="post" action="testsel.php">
<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='' >Select....</option>
<option value='0-50,000' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="0-50,000") print "selected"; ?>>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="50,000-100,000") print "selected"; ?>>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="100,000-150,000") print "selected"; ?>>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="150,000-200,000") print "selected"; ?>>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="200,000 and above") print "selected"; ?>>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all' <?php if(isset($_POST["price"]) && $_POST["price"]=="see all") print "selected"; ?>>See All</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
<?php
if(isset($_POST["price"]))
print $_POST["price"];
?>
Save this file as "testsel.php" and view. It will serve the purpose.

Answer 5

<select name='price' id='price'>
<option value='' >Selec</option>
<option value='0-50,000'<?php if($_POST['price']=='0-50,000'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>0-50,000</option>
<option value='50,000-100,000'<?php if($_POST['price']=='50,000-100,000'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>50,000-100,000</option>
<option value='100,000-150,000'<?php if($_POST['price']=='100,000-150,000'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>100,000-150,000</option>
<option value='150,000-200,000'<?php if($_POST['price']=='150,000-200,000'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>150,000-200,000</option>
<option value='200,000 and above'<?php if($_POST['price']=='200,000 and above'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>200,000 and above</option>
<option value='see all'<?php if($_POST['price']=='see all'){echo "selected==selected";}?>>See All</option>
</select>