wrong.
you can put it on any element in the list. cut'n'paste and try for
yourself:
<form>
<select>
<option>
<option>
<option selected>selected
</select>
</form>
DanO
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 5:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [PHP] Dynamic Drop-down list
Moreover, you can put SELECTED only on the item you want to show up first.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "DanO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] Dynamic Drop-down list
>
> the 'SELECTED' attribute will select an item in a dropdown list.
>
> by default, with no SELECTED attribute, the first item will be shown and
> selected.
>
> make sense?
>
> DanO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Cary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 5:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Dynamic Drop-down list
>
>
> I create a Drop-down from a DB table. All works as expected *except*
> the default item (the one showing to the surfer) is the last in the
> list. Is there a way I can have the first item show?
>
> Todd
>
> /* Make a drop-down */
> function make_dropdown($ddName, $itemList, $first) {
> if (count($itemList)) {
> echo("<SELECT NAME=" . $ddName . ">");
> if ($first) {
> echo('<OPTION VALUE="**" SELECTED>' . $first);
> };
> while (list ($key, $val) = each ($itemList)) {
> echo('<OPTION VALUE="' . $key . '" SELECTED>' . $val);
> };
> echo("</SELECT>");
> };
> };
>
>
>
> --
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>
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