Setting a default value in a menu : Form Select « Form « PHP

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Setting a default value in a menu

 
<?
$sweets = array('puff' => 'A',
                 'square' => 'C',
                 'cake' => 'B',
                 'ricemeat' => 'S');

print '<select name="sweet">';

foreach ($sweets as $option => $label) {
    print '<option value="' .$option .'"';
    if ($option == $defaults['sweet']) {
        print ' selected="selected"';
    }
    print "> $label</option>\n";
}
print '</select>';
?>
  
  

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