form_select_options

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form_select_options($element, $choices = NULL)

Convert a select form element's options array into an HTML.

Parameters

$element An associative array containing the properties of the element.

$choices Mixed: Either an associative array of items to list as choices, or an object with an 'option' member that is an associative array. This parameter is only used internally and should not be passed.

Return value

An HTML string of options for the select form element.

Related topics

Form generation

Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

Code

includes/form.inc, line 1869

<?php
function form_select_options($element, $choices = NULL) {
  if (!isset($choices)) {
    $choices = $element['#options'];
  }
  // array_key_exists() accommodates the rare event where $element['#value'] is NULL.
  // isset() fails in this situation.
  $value_valid = isset($element['#value']) || array_key_exists('#value', $element);
  $value_is_array = is_array($element['#value']);
  $options = '';
  foreach ($choices as $key => $choice) {
    if (is_array($choice)) {
      $options .= '<optgroup label="' . $key . '">';
      $options .= form_select_options($element, $choice);
      $options .= '</optgroup>';
    }
    elseif (is_object($choice)) {
      $options .= form_select_options($element, $choice->option);
    }
    else {
      $key = (string)$key;
      if ($value_valid && (!$value_is_array && (string)$element['#value'] === $key || ($value_is_array && in_array($key, $element['#value'])))) {
        $selected = ' selected="selected"';
      }
      else {
        $selected = '';
      }
      $options .= '<option value="' . check_plain($key) . '"' . $selected . '>' . check_plain($choice) . '</option>';
    }
  }
  return $options;
}
?>