Converting form text box into dropdown for php beginner

[chicky365]

Hi,

I am new to php and trying to convert a wordpress form text box to a dropdown list, which then shows the value selected on a different page. I have the code and the text box showing but I do not know how to change the input form to have a dropdown as normally the html would sit under the <form> option.

I would like the dropdown to show the following values for "Condition"=:

New
Used
Other

The code for the page that the value displays on is as follows:

<?php echo $condition; ?>


This is the text form I need to change to a dropdown:

<li>
<h2><?php echo __('Condition', 'AuctionTheme'); ?>:</h2>
<p><input type="text" size="10" name="condition" class="do_input"
value="<?php echo get_post_meta($pid, 'condition', true); ?>" /> <?php do_action('AuctionTheme_step3_after_condition_field'); ?></p>
</li>


Can someone give me a clue in the right direction? thanks

[mbaldwin]

this is what I would use for the html for the drop down list.

<span><label for='condition'>Condition (/label>
<select name="condition" id="condition">
<option value="new">New</option>
<option value="used">Used</option>
<option value="other">Other</option>
</select></span>

Michael

[chicky365]

Where would I inset the code, I am guessing it fits in like this?


<li>
<h2><?php echo __('Condition', 'AuctionTheme'); ?>:</h2>
<p><input type="dropdown" size="10" name="condition" class="do_input"
value="<?php echo get_post_meta($pid, 'condition', true); ?>" />
<span><label for='condition'>Condition (/label>
<select name="condition" id="condition">
<option value="new">New</option>
<option value="used">Used</option>
<option value="other">Other</option>
</select></span>
<?php do_action('AuctionTheme_step3_after_condition_field'); ?></p>
</li>

[mbaldwin]

You can remove the

<p><input type="dropdown" size="10" name="condition" class="do_input"

The stuff between the select tags is the dropdown, and if you want to drop down to replace the input, remove the input part.

Michael