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State/Province dropdown 4 Months, 2 Weeks ago
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Hi all,
I'm sure you have used something like this - but in case you're always copying and pasting a drop down for states, I created an include that I have used a lot!
1. Copy and paste this code into a file (I call it stateselect.php) and put it somewhere within your joomla installation (I usually create a directory called myincludes)
Code for stateselect.php:
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<select name='state' size='1'>
<option value=''>Choose a State</option>
<option value='AK' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'AK') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Alaska</option>
<option value='AL' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'AL') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Alabama</option>
<option value='AR' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'AR') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Arkansas</option>
<option value='AZ' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'AZ') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Arizona</option>
<option value='CA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'CA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>California</option>
<option value='CO' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'CO') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Colorado</option>
<option value='CT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'CT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Connecticut</option>
<option value='DC' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'DC') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>District of Columbia</option>
<option value='DE' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'DE') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Delaware</option>
<option value='FL' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'FL') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Florida</option>
<option value='GA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'GA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Georgia</option>
<option value='HI' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'HI') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Hawaii</option>
<option value='IA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'IA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Iowa</option>
<option value='ID' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'ID') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Idaho</option>
<option value='IL' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'IL') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Illinois</option>
<option value='IN' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'IN') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Indiana</option>
<option value='KS' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'KS') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Kansas</option>
<option value='KY' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'KY') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Kentucky</option>
<option value='LA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'LA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Louisiana</option>
<option value='MA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Massachusetts</option>
<option value='MD' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MD') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Maryland</option>
<option value='ME' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'ME') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Maine</option>
<option value='MI' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MI') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Michigan</option>
<option value='MN' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MN') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Minnesota</option>
<option value='MO' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MO') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Missouri</option>
<option value='MS' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MS') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Mississippi</option>
<option value='MT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Montana</option>
<option value='NC' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NC') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>North Carolina</option>
<option value='ND' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MD') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>North Dakota</option>
<option value='NE' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'ME') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Nebraska</option>
<option value='NH' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NH') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>New Hampshire</option>
<option value='NJ' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NJ') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>New Jersey</option>
<option value='NM' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NM') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>New Mexico</option>
<option value='NV' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NV') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Nevada</option>
<option value='NY' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NY') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>New York</option>
<option value='OH' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'OH') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Ohio</option>
<option value='OK' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'OK') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Oklahoma</option>
<option value='OR' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'OR') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Oregon</option>
<option value='PA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'PA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Pennsylvania</option>
<option value='PR' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'PR') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Puerto Rico</option>
<option value='RI' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'RI') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Rhode Island</option>
<option value='SC' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'SC') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>South Carolina</option>
<option value='SD' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'SD') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>South Dakota</option>
<option value='TN' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'TN') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Tennessee</option>
<option value='TX' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'TX') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Texas</option>
<option value='UT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'UT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Utah</option>
<option value='VA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'VA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Virginia</option>
<option value='VT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'VT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Vermont</option>
<option value='WA' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'WA') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Washington</option>
<option value='WI' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'WI') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Wisconsin</option>
<option value='WV' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'WV') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>West Virginia</option>
<option value='WY' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'WY') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Wyoming</option>
<option value=''>Canadian Provinces</option>
<option value='AB' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'AB') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Alberta</option>
<option value='BC' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'BC') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>British Columbia</option>
<option value='MB' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'MB') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Manitoba</option>
<option value='NB' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NB') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>New Brunswick</option>
<option value='NF' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NF') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Newfoundland</option>
<option value='NT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Northwest Territories</option>
<option value='NS' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NS') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Nova Scotia</option>
<option value='NU' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'NU') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Nunavut</option>
<option value='ON' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'ON') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Ontario</option>
<option value='PE' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'PE') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Prince Edward Island</option>
<option value='QC' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'QC') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Quebec</option>
<option value='SK' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'SK') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Saskatchewan</option>
<option value='YT' <?php if ($_POST['state'] == 'YT') echo 'selected='selected''; ?>>Yukon Territory</option>
</select>
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2. in your form, where you'd normally put the <select> </select>, put | Code: |
<?php include ( 'myincludes/stateselect.php' );?>
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that's it - the states will be included in the form, and they'll be remembered if someone puts in the wrong text for image verification.
hope that helps someone  |
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Last Edit: 2008/05/15 01:56 By GreyHead.
Reason: fixed html entities
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Re:State/Province dropdown 4 Months, 2 Weeks ago
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Hi Rod,
This is neat - I like the idea of using and include file for this. It prompted me to go back and look to see if Joomla had a buil-in states list (it doesn't as far as i can see). However I did find some built in constructor code that lets you do this with less repetition | Code: |
<?php
$USStateArray = Array(
'AK' => 'Alaska',
'AL' => 'Alabama',
'AR' => 'Arkansas',
'AZ' => 'Arizona',
'CA' => 'California',
'CO' => 'Colorado',
'CT' => 'Connecticut',
'DC' => 'District of Columbia',
'DE' => 'Delaware',
'FL' => 'Florida',
'GA' => 'Georgia',
'HI' => 'Hawaii',
'IA' => 'Iowa',
'ID' => 'Idaho',
'IL' => 'Illinois',
'IN' => 'Indiana',
'KS' => 'Kansas',
'KY' => 'Kentucky',
'LA' => 'Louisiana',
'MA' => 'Massachusetts',
'MD' => 'Maryland',
'ME' => 'Maine',
'MI' => 'Michigan',
'MN' => 'Minnesota',
'MO' => 'Missouri',
'MS' => 'Mississippi',
'MT' => 'Montana',
'NC' => 'North Carolina',
'MD' => 'North Dakota',
'ME' => 'Nebraska',
'NH' => 'New Hampshire',
'NJ' => 'New Jersey',
'NM' => 'New Mexico',
'NV' => 'Nevada',
'NY' => 'New York',
'OH' => 'Ohio',
'OK' => 'Oklahoma',
'OR' => 'Oregon',
'PA' => 'Pennsylvania',
'PR' => 'Puerto Rico',
'RI' => 'Rhode Island',
'SC' => 'South Carolina',
'SD' => 'South Dakota',
'TN' => 'Tennessee',
'TX' => 'Texas',
'UT' => 'Utah',
'VA' => 'Virginia',
'VT' => 'Vermont',
'WA' => 'Washington',
'WI' => 'Wisconsin',
'WV' => 'West Virginia',
'WY' => 'Wyoming' );
foreach ( $USStateArray as $abb => $name ) {
$options[] = mosHTML::makeOption($abb, $name);
}
$select = mosHTML::selectList($options, 'state[]', 'size='1'', 'value', 'text', $_POST['state']);
echo $select;
?>
<br />
<input name='state[]' type='hidden' />
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This works in a ChronoForms form. A couple of things to notice though: (a) I used the mosHTML library (documented in the Joomla Developers Manual) really just to see if it works, you could do the same with a foreach loop to generate <option> tags. (b) to get the result into ChronoForms I had to add that dummy hidden input - it's only there so that when ChronoForms parses the HTML it finds the field name.
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Last Edit: 2008/05/15 01:57 By GreyHead.
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Bob Janes
info at greyhead.net
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drop down menu simplified 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago
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You mean I have to put in all this code and it's going to post the drop down answer? Do I have to build arrays?  |
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admin (Admin)
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Re:drop down menu simplified 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago
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Both the codes posted will work fine, just pick anyone of them, Bob used the Joomla built in functions to make the dropdown through arrays, it makes it easier to show the selected entry too!
Cheers
Max
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kai920 (User)
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Re:State/Province dropdown 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago
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Hi guys,
I am trying to utilize similar code in a form I am building. I would like to eventually move the array code into a PHP file so that it can be edited easily as the array of list values could change often.
Here is a simple example I tried to adapt - is there something wrong with this code? 
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<?php
$Category = Array(
'Audio' => 'Audio',
'Blog' => 'Blog' );
foreach ( $Category as $cat => $category ) {
$options[] = mosHTML::makeOption($cat, $category);
}
$select = mosHTML::selectList($options, 'category[]', 'size='1'', 'value', 'text', $_POST['category']);
echo $select;
?>
<br />
<input name='category[]' type='hidden' />
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Re:State/Province dropdown 1 Month, 3 Weeks ago
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Hi kai920,
It looks OK to my eyeball.
What happens when you use it?
Bob
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Bob Janes
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