HTML option selected Attribute
The selected attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that an option should be pre-selected when the page loads.
The pre-selected option will be displayed first in the drop-down list.
Basic Example
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title>Select option default</title> </head> <body> <select name="sel1"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="9" selected="selected">9</option> <option value="3">3</option> </select> </body> </html>
Example (in nested loops)
<?php
$array = '9,8,2,1';
$newar = explode(",", $array);
$dummy = 0;
$i = 0;
for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i ++) {
?>
<select name="<?php echo $i ?>">
<?php
for ($j = 0; $j < 4; $j ++) {
if ($j == 0) {
?>
<option value="<?php echo $newar[$dummy]; ?>" selected><?php echo $newar[$dummy]; ?></option>
<?php
$dummy++;
} else {
?>
<option value="<?php echo $j; ?>"><?php echo $j; ?></option>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
}
?>
</select>
<?php
}
?>
