Create form fields with PHP

create-form-fields.php

<?php
function create_form_field($formelement, $label = "", $db_value = "", $length = 25) {
    $form_field = ($label != "") ? "<label for=\"".$formelement."\">".$label."</label>\n" : "";
    $form_field .= "  <input name=\"".$formelement."\" type=\"text\" size=\"".$length."\" value=\"";
    if (isset($_REQUEST[$formelement])) {
        $form_field .= $_REQUEST[$formelement];
    } elseif (isset($db_value) && !isset($_REQUEST[$formelement])) {
        $form_field .= $db_value;
    } else {
        $form_field .= "";
    }
    $form_field .= "\">\n";
    return $form_field;        
}