multiple select form question

ConsultClifford

tricky one here, if anyone of you can help ...

i have a multiple select box in a form populated with values.

If i select these values then they get passed through as an array.

However how do i pass through the values without having to select them??

Tnx

dahamsta

You have to select them, that's how forms work. If it's not done manually you can do it with javascript, bearing in mind the possibility that it might not be available or enabled for some users.

Cake Fiend

You could use hidden form inputs to pass these values. As in:

[PHP]
<form action="whatever.php" method=POST>

What kind of food do you like?<br>

<select name="choices[]" multiple>
<option>Cheese</option>
<option>Haggis</option>
<option>Spuds</option>
</select>

<input type=hidden name="options[]" value="Cheese">
<input type=hidden name="options[]" value="Haggis">
<input type=hidden name="options[]" value="Spuds">
<br>
<input type=SUBMIT>
</form>
[/PHP]

And 'whatever.php' could contain something like this:

[PHP]
<?php

$options = $_POST;
$choices = $_POST;

echo "The choices were:<br><br>";

foreach($options as $option)
echo "$option<br>";

echo "<br>You chose:<br><br>";

foreach($choices as $chosen)
echo "$chosen<br>";

?>
[/PHP]

hostyle

[php]
<option value="stuff" selected="selected">stuff</option>
<option value="things">things</option>
<option value="what nots" selected="selected">what nots</option>
[/php]