PHP generated United States Dropdown

php-states-dropdown.php

<?php

/**
 * States Dropdown 
 *
 * Required the use of the SQL provided
 *
 * @uses check_select
 * @param string $post, the one to make "selected"
 * @param string $type, by default it shows abbreviations. 
 *  'abbrev' - <option value="PA">PA</option>
 *  'name' - <option value="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option>
 *  'mixed' - <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
 * @return string
 */
function StateDropdown($post=null, $type='abbrev') {
  $states = array(
		array('AK', 'Alaska'),
		array('AL', 'Alabama'),
		array('AR', 'Arkansas'),
		array('AZ', 'Arizona'),
		array('CA', 'California'),
		array('CO', 'Colorado'),
		array('CT', 'Connecticut'),
		array('DC', 'District of Columbia'),
		array('DE', 'Delaware'),
		array('FL', 'Florida'),
		array('GA', 'Georgia'),
		array('HI', 'Hawaii'),
		array('IA', 'Iowa'),
		array('ID', 'Idaho'),
		array('IL', 'Illinois'),
		array('IN', 'Indiana'),
		array('KS', 'Kansas'),
		array('KY', 'Kentucky'),
		array('LA', 'Louisiana'),
		array('MA', 'Massachusetts'),
		array('MD', 'Maryland'),
		array('ME', 'Maine'),
		array('MI', 'Michigan'),
		array('MN', 'Minnesota'),
		array('MO', 'Missouri'),
		array('MS', 'Mississippi'),
		array('MT', 'Montana'),
		array('NC', 'North Carolina'),
		array('ND', 'North Dakota'),
		array('NE', 'Nebraska'),
		array('NH', 'New Hampshire'),
		array('NJ', 'New Jersey'),
		array('NM', 'New Mexico'),
		array('NV', 'Nevada'),
		array('NY', 'New York'),
		array('OH', 'Ohio'),
		array('OK', 'Oklahoma'),
		array('OR', 'Oregon'),
		array('PA', 'Pennsylvania'),
		array('PR', 'Puerto Rico'),
		array('RI', 'Rhode Island'),
		array('SC', 'South Carolina'),
		array('SD', 'South Dakota'),
		array('TN', 'Tennessee'),
		array('TX', 'Texas'),
		array('UT', 'Utah'),
		array('VA', 'Virginia'),
		array('VT', 'Vermont'),
		array('WA', 'Washington'),
		array('WI', 'Wisconsin'),
		array('WV', 'West Virginia'),
		array('WY', 'Wyoming')
	);
	
	$options = '<option value=""></option>';
	
	foreach ($states as $state) {
		if ($type == 'abbrev') {
    	$options .= '<option value="'.$state[0].'" '. check_select($post, $state[0], false) .' >'.$state[0].'</option>'."\n";
    } elseif($type == 'name') {
    	$options .= '<option value="'.$state[1].'" '. check_select($post, $state[1], false) .' >'.$state[1].'</option>'."\n";
    } elseif($type == 'mixed') {
    	$options .= '<option value="'.$state[0].'" '. check_select($post, $state[0], false) .' >'.$state[1].'</option>'."\n";
    }
	}
		
	echo $options;
}


/**
 * Check Select Element 
 *
 * @param string $i, POST value
 * @param string $m, input element's value
 * @param string $e, return=false, echo=true 
 * @return string 
 */
function check_select($i = '',$m = '',$e=true) {
  if ($i != null) { 
		if ( $i == $m ) { 
			$var = ' selected="selected" '; 
		} else {
			$var = '';
		}
	} else {
		$var = '';	
	}
	if(!$e) {
		return $var;
	} else {
		echo $var;
	}
}