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Dynamic form field

Dynamic form field

<?php 
function create_form_field($formelement, $label, $db_value = "", $length = 25) { 
    $form_field = "<label for=\"".$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 .= "\"><br>\n"; 
    return $form_field;         
} 
// example use 
echo "<form method=\"post\">\n"; 
echo create_form_field("test", "test label", "db val"); 
echo "\n<input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\">\n"; 
echo "</form>"; 
?>