Technique for make option selected without IF statement.
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//came from anywhere: post, get, cookie, etc.
$color_selected = 'red';
//Required if works in a strict environment
$colors = array(
'blue' => null,
'red' => null,
'white' => null,
);
//Only set selected color
$colors[$color_selected] = 'selected="selected"';
echo <<<PQR
What Color?
<select name="color">
<option value="blue" {$colors['blue']}>Blue</option>
<option value="red" {$colors['red']}>Red</option>
<option value="white" {$colors['white']}>White</option>
</select>
PQR;
[/php]
