/**<\/div>
* Return an html options list full of states<\/div>
* <\/div>
* @param $selected_state string[optional] abbreviation of state to select<\/div>
* @param $b_add_space bool[optional] first option is blank<\/div>
* @return string<\/div>
*/<\/div>
public static function state_picker_options( $selected_state = "", $b_add_space=false )<\/div>
{<\/div>
$states = array(<\/div>
\'AL\' => \'ALABAMA\',<\/div>
\'AK\' => \'ALASKA\',<\/div>
\'AZ\' => \'ARIZONA\',<\/div>
\'AR\' => \'ARKANSAS\',<\/div>
\'CA\' => \'CALIFORNIA\',<\/div>
\'CO\' => \'COLORADO\',<\/div>
\'CT\' => \'CONNECTICUT\',<\/div>
\'DE\' => \'DELAWARE\',<\/div>
\'DC\' => \'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\',<\/div>
\'FL\' => \'FLORIDA\',<\/div>
\'GA\' => \'GEORGIA\',<\/div>
\'HI\' => \'HAWAII\',<\/div>
\'ID\' => \'IDAHO\',<\/div>
\'IL\' => \'ILLINOIS\',<\/div>
\'IN\' => \'INDIANA\',<\/div>
\'IA\' => \'IOWA\',<\/div>
\'KS\' => \'KANSAS\',<\/div>
\'KY\' => \'KENTUCKY\',<\/div>
\'LA\' => \'LOUISIANA\',<\/div>
\'ME\' => \'MAINE\',<\/div>
\'MD\' => \'MARYLAND\',<\/div>
\'MA\' => \'MASSACHUSETTS\',<\/div>
\'MI\' => \'MICHIGAN\',<\/div>
\'MN\' => \'MINNESOTA\',<\/div>
\'MS\' => \'MISSISSIPPI\',<\/div>
\'MO\' => \'MISSOURI\',<\/div>
\'MT\' => \'MONTANA\',<\/div>
\'NE\' => \'NEBRASKA\',<\/div>
\'NV\' => \'NEVADA\',<\/div>
\'NH\' => \'NEW HAMPSHIRE\',<\/div>
\'NJ\' => \'NEW JERSEY\',<\/div>
\'NM\' => \'NEW MEXICO\',<\/div>
\'NY\' => \'NEW YORK\',<\/div>
\'NC\' => \'NORTH CAROLINA\',<\/div>
\'ND\' => \'NORTH DAKOTA\',<\/div>
\'OH\' => \'OHIO\',<\/div>
\'OK\' => \'OKLAHOMA\',<\/div>
\'OR\' => \'OREGON\',<\/div>
\'PA\' => \'PENNSYLVANIA\',<\/div>
\'PR\' => \'PUERTO RICO\',<\/div>
\'RI\' => \'RHODE ISLAND\',<\/div>
\'SC\' => \'SOUTH CAROLINA\',<\/div>
\'SD\' => \'SOUTH DAKOTA\',<\/div>
\'TN\' => \'TENNESSEE\',<\/div>
\'TX\' => \'TEXAS\',<\/div>
\'UT\' => \'UTAH\',<\/div>
\'VT\' => \'VERMONT\',<\/div>
\'VI\' => \'VIRGIN ISLANDS\',<\/div>
\'VA\' => \'VIRGINIA\',<\/div>
\'WA\' => \'WASHINGTON\',<\/div>
\'WV\' => \'WEST VIRGINIA\',<\/div>
\'WI\' => \'WISCONSIN\',<\/div>
\'WY\' => \'WYOMING\'<\/div>
);<\/div>
<\/div>
$s_options_list = "";<\/div>
<\/div>
//add blank state?<\/div>
if($b_add_space)<\/div>
{<\/div>
$s_options_list .= "<option value=\'\'></option>";<\/div>
}<\/div>
<\/div>
//construct list<\/div>
foreach( $states as $st => $name )<\/div>
{<\/div>
if( strtolower($st) == strtolower( $selected_state ) )<\/div>
{<\/div>
$s_options_list .= "<option value=\'$st\' selected> $name </option>";<\/div>
}<\/div>
else<\/div>
{<\/div>
$s_options_list .= "<option value=\'$st\'> $name </option>";<\/div>
}<\/div>
}<\/div>
<\/div>
return $s_options_list; <\/div>
}<\/div><\/pre><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n