/**
* @abstract Uses a variable function list and a selected value to build a list of <option>'s.
* Pipes, "|", are used to seperate parameters within individual option arguments, and an argument
* with no pipes will set the value and title to the whole argument.
*
* Example:
* echo generateSelectOptions('1', 'One|1', 'Two|2', '3');
*
* Would produce:
* <option value="1" title="One" selected>One</option>
* <option value="2" title="Two" >Two</option>
* <option value="3" title="3" >3</option>
*
* @param string $selected The value to flag as selected in the generated <option>'s.
*
* @return string Returns the generated <option> list markup.
*/
public static function generateSelectOptions($selected = '')
{
$args = func_get_args();
$numArgs = func_num_args();
$response = $title = $value = $class = '';
$parts = array();
for ($i = 1; $i < $numArgs; ++$i) {
$parts = explode('|', $args[$i], 4);
$title = isset($parts[0]) ? $parts[0] : '';
$value = isset($parts[1]) ? $parts[1] : $title;
$class = isset($parts[2]) ? $parts[2] : '';
$response .= HTMLElement::build('option', $title, array('value' => $value, 'title' => $title, 'class' => $class), array('selected' => $selected == $value)) . "\n";
}
return $response;
}
/**
* @abstract Generates the formatted HTML for this element
* @return string An XHTML string as formatted by HTMLElement::build().
* @see HTMLElement::build()
*/
public function __toString()
{
return HTMLElement::build($this->tagName, $this->innerHTML, $this->attributes, $this->flags);
}
