A simple function to create numbered or alphabetical drop down menus in PHP

deadserious · 10-30-2003, 06:53 PM

This is a simple and/or silly

little function to create numbered or alphabetical dropdown menus. It could be useful if you needed to create alot of them on one page. I threw it together quickly so I'm sure it could be improved. It takes three arguments, name, startcount, and limit. name is the only required argument.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/15483-simple-function-create-numbered-alphabetical-drop.html

PHP Code:

  <?php

        // 

       //

      //Code by deadserious - © 2003 http://www.webdesigntalk.net

     //THIS CODE IS FREEWARE AND CAN BE USED FOR BOTH 

    //COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE. REPUBLICATION

   //OF THE CODE REQUIRES OUR PERMISSION. 

  //webmaster@webdesigntalk.net

 
 
    function dropdown ( $name, $count = 97, $limit = 122 ) {

     echo "t<select name="$name">n";

      for ($i=$count; $i<=$limit; $i++) {

       if ($count == 1) {

         echo "tt<option>$i</option>n";

       } else {

         echo "tt<option>" . chr($i) . "n";

       }

      }

     echo "t</select>n";

    }

 
//useage for numbered dropdown counting from 1 to 50:

 
 
dropdown(rows,1,50);

 
 
//for numbered dropdown counting from 1 to 25:

 
 
dropdown(mydropdown,1,25);

 
 
//useage for alphabetical dropdown from a to z, just put in the name

//This drop down has the name of alphadrop, nothing else is necessary:

 
 
dropdown(alphadrop);

 
 
//for alphabetical dropdown listing from a to k

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=15483
//a starts at 97 and ends at 122 so you'll have to  do

//some thinking to determine which number to go to :-)

 
 
dropdown(newdrop,97,107);

 
?>

adam_uk · 10-31-2003, 09:36 AM

i needed this!

thanks

10-30-2003, 06:53 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
deadserious Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,255	A simple function to create numbered or alphabetical drop down menus in PHP This is a simple and/or silly little function to create numbered or alphabetical dropdown menus. It could be useful if you needed to create alot of them on one page. I threw it together quickly so I'm sure it could be improved. It takes three arguments, name, startcount, and limit. name is the only required argument. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/15483-simple-function-create-numbered-alphabetical-drop.html PHP Code: <?php // // //Code by deadserious - © 2003 http://www.webdesigntalk.net //THIS CODE IS FREEWARE AND CAN BE USED FOR BOTH //COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE. REPUBLICATION //OF THE CODE REQUIRES OUR PERMISSION. //webmaster@webdesigntalk.net function dropdown ( $name, $count = 97, $limit = 122 ) { echo "t<select name="$name">n"; for ($i=$count; $i<=$limit; $i++) { if ($count == 1) { echo "tt<option>$i</option>n"; } else { echo "tt<option>" . chr($i) . "n"; } } echo "t</select>n"; } //useage for numbered dropdown counting from 1 to 50: dropdown(rows,1,50); //for numbered dropdown counting from 1 to 25: dropdown(mydropdown,1,25); //useage for alphabetical dropdown from a to z, just put in the name //This drop down has the name of alphadrop, nothing else is necessary: dropdown(alphadrop); //for alphabetical dropdown listing from a to k ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=15483 //a starts at 97 and ends at 122 so you'll have to do //some thinking to determine which number to go to :-) dropdown(newdrop,97,107); ?>

10-31-2003, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	i needed this! thanks

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