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50 US States with PHP Code

May 7th, 2007 Posted in Design

Here's some handy code to help you get starting if you are using PHP and need a 50-state drop down select box. It's already pre-built to maintain selected value after post.

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PHP:
  1. <select name="state" id="state">
  2.     <option value=""<?php if(!isset($_POST['state']) || $_POST['state'] == ""){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Select One</option>
  3.     <option value="AL"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "AL"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Alabama</option>
  4.     <option value="AK"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "AK"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Alaska</option>
  5.     <option value="AZ"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "AZ"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Arizona</option>
  6.     <option value="AR"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "AR"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Arkansas</option>
  7.     <option value="CA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "CA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>California</option>
  8.     <option value="CO"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "CO"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Colorado</option>
  9.     <option value="CT"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "CT"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Connecticut</option>
  10.     <option value="DE"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "DE"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Delaware</option>
  11.     <option value="DC"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "DC"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>District of Columbia</option>
  12.     <option value="FL"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "FL"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Florida</option>
  13.     <option value="GA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "GA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Georgia</option>
  14.     <option value="HI"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "HI"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Hawaii</option>
  15.     <option value="ID"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "ID"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Idaho</option>
  16.     <option value="IL"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "IL"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Illinois</option>
  17.     <option value="IN"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "IN"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Indiana</option>
  18.     <option value="IA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "IA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Iowa</option>
  19.     <option value="KS"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "KS"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Kansas</option>
  20.     <option value="KY"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "KY"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Kentucky</option>
  21.     <option value="LA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "LA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Louisiana</option>
  22.     <option value="ME"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "ME"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Maine</option>
  23.     <option value="MD"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MD"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Maryland</option>
  24.     <option value="MA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Massachusetts</option>
  25.     <option value="MI"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MI"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Michigan</option>
  26.     <option value="MN"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MN"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Minnesota</option>
  27.     <option value="MS"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MS"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Mississippi</option>
  28.     <option value="MO"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MO"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Missouri</option>
  29.     <option value="MT"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "MT"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Montana</option>
  30.     <option value="NE"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NE"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Nebraska</option>
  31.     <option value="NV"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NV"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Nevada</option>
  32.     <option value="NH"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NH"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>New Hampshire</option>
  33.     <option value="NJ"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NJ"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>New Jersey</option>
  34.     <option value="NM"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NM"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>New Mexico</option>
  35.     <option value="NY"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NY"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>New York</option>
  36.     <option value="NC"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "NC"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>North Carolina</option>
  37.     <option value="ND"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "ND"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>North Dakota</option>
  38.     <option value="OH"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "OH"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Ohio</option>
  39.     <option value="OK"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "OK"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Oklahoma</option>
  40.     <option value="OR"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "OR"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Oregon</option>
  41.     <option value="PA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "PA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Pennsylvania</option>
  42.     <option value="RI"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "RI"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Rhode Island</option>
  43.     <option value="SC"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "SC"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>South Carolina</option>
  44.     <option value="SD"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "SD"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>South Dakota</option>
  45.     <option value="TN"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "TN"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Tennessee</option>
  46.     <option value="TX"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "TX"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Texas</option>
  47.     <option value="UT"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "UT"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Utah</option>
  48.     <option value="VT"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "VT"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Vermont</option>
  49.     <option value="VA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "VA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Virginia</option>
  50.     <option value="WA"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "WA"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Washington</option>
  51.     <option value="WV"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "WV"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>West Virginia</option>
  52.     <option value="WI"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "WI"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Wisconsin</option>
  53.     <option value="WY"<?php if($_POST['state'] == "WY"){ ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>>Wyoming</option>
  54. </select>

Wow. This is old. Here's a newer version:

PLAIN TEXT
PHP:
  1. function statesSelect($id, $selected=NULL, $name=NULL, $class=NULL){
  2.     $states = array(
  3.             'AL' => 'Alabama',
  4.             'AK' => 'Alaska',
  5.             'AZ' => 'Arizona',
  6.             'AR' => 'Arkansas',
  7.             'CA' => 'California',
  8.             'CO' => 'Colorado',
  9.             'CT' => 'Connecticut',
  10.             'DE' => 'Delaware',
  11.             'DC' => 'District of Columbia',
  12.             'FL' => 'Florida',
  13.             'GA' => 'Georgia',
  14.             'HI' => 'Hawaii',
  15.             'ID' => 'Idaho',
  16.             'IL' => 'Illinois',
  17.             'IN' => 'Indiana',
  18.             'IA' => 'Iowa',
  19.             'KS' => 'Kansas',
  20.             'KY' => 'Kentucky',
  21.             'LA' => 'Louisiana',
  22.             'ME' => 'Maine',
  23.             'MD' => 'Maryland',
  24.             'MA' => 'Massachusetts',
  25.             'MI' => 'Michigan',
  26.             'MN' => 'Minnesota',
  27.             'MS' => 'Mississippi',
  28.             'MO' => 'Missouri',
  29.             'MT' => 'Montana',
  30.             'NE' => 'Nebraska',
  31.             'NV' => 'Nevada',
  32.             'NH' => 'New Hampshire',
  33.             'NJ' => 'New Jersey',
  34.             'NM' => 'New Mexico',
  35.             'NY' => 'New York',
  36.             'NC' => 'North Carolina',
  37.             'ND' => 'North Dakota',
  38.             'OH' => 'Ohio',
  39.             'OK' => 'Oklahoma',
  40.             'OR' => 'Oregon',
  41.             'PA' => 'Pennsylvania',
  42.             'RI' => 'Rhode Island',
  43.             'SC' => 'South Carolina',
  44.             'SD' => 'South Dakota',
  45.             'TN' => 'Tennessee',
  46.             'TX' => 'Texas',
  47.             'UT' => 'Utah',
  48.             'VT' => 'Vermont',
  49.             'VA' => 'Virginia',
  50.             'WA' => 'Washington',
  51.             'WV' => 'West Virginia',
  52.             'WI' => 'Wisconsin',
  53.             'WY' => 'Wyoming'
  54.     );
  55.    
  56.     $name = (empty($name)) ? $id : $name;
  57.    
  58.     $return = '<select name="'.$name.'" id="'.$id.'"';
  59.     if(!empty($class)){
  60.         $return .= ' class="'.$class.'"';
  61.     }
  62.     $return .= '>';
  63.     $return .= '<option value=""';
  64.     if(empty($selected)){
  65.         $return .= ' selected="selected"';
  66.     }
  67.     $return .= ">Select State</option>\n";
  68.     foreach($states as $k=>$v){
  69.         $return .= '<option value="'.$k.'"';
  70.         if($selected == $k){
  71.             $return .= ' selected="selected"';
  72.         }
  73.         $return .= ">$v</option>\n";
  74.     }
  75.     $return .= "</select>\n";
  76.    
  77.     return $return;
  78. }

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