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[Selected]

[Selected] displays the word "selected" if the current value list item is selected in the field assocated with the value list.

This tag should be used within [Value_List] ... [/Value_List] tags to place the "selected" parameter within HTML <option> tags for select lists or pop-up menus.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
<select name="Field_Name">
  [Value_List: 'Field Name']
    <option value="[Value_ListItem]" [Selected]>
      [Value_ListItem] 
    </option>
  [/Value_List]
</select>
Examples

To display an HTML pop-up menu for a FileMaker field with an associated value list:

Use the [Value_List] ... [/Value_List] and [Value_ListItem] tags to generate a pop-up menu with the appropriate values and the [Selected] to ensure that the proper menu items are selected, based upon the current field values.

The following example creates a pop-up menu for the Favorite_Color field. The results show Yellow selected as the favorite color.

<select name="Favorite_Color">
  [Value_List: 'Favorite_Color']
    <option value="[Value_ListItem]" [Selected]> 
      [Value_ListItem]
    </option>
  [/Value_List]
</select>
Result:
<select name="Favorite_Color">
    <option value="Red"> 
      Red
    </option>
    <option value="Blue"> 
      Red
    </option>
    <option value="Yellow" Selected> 
      Red
    </option>
</select>

<:br><input type="checkbox" name="Favorite_Color"
    value="Red"> Red
<:br><input type="checkbox" name="Favorite_Color"
    value="Blue"> Blue
<:br><input type="checkbox" name="Favorite_Color"
    value="Yellow" checked> Yellow
Tag Link [Selected] Category Database
Type Substitution Data Source FMP
Support Preferred Version 2.5
Output Type String Security None
Implementation LCAPI Sets Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0,LDML3x,LDML25

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