How to retain user generated data on form-CodePudding

Hello guys I'm new to OOP PHP and I want to imitate the retaining of user generate data in form from procedural

here is my code:

<?php

class View_LType extends Config{

public function view_ltype(){
    $con = $this->con();
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM `tbl_leave_type`";
    $data = $con->prepare($sql);
    $data->execute();
    $result = $data->fetchAll();
    foreach ($result as $data){
        echo "
        <tr class='table-head'>
            <td class='numbers'>$data[leave_id]</td>
            <td>$data[leave_code]</td>
            <td>$data[leave_name]</td>
            <td class='small'>$data[leave_description]</td>
            <td><a href='#'></a></td>
        </tr>";
    }

}
public function select_ltype(){
    $con = $this->con();
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM `tbl_leave_type`";
    $data = $con->prepare($sql);
    $data->execute();
    $result = $data->fetchAll();
    foreach ($result as $data){
        echo '<option value="' . $data['leave_name'] . '">' . $data['leave_name'] . '</option>';

    
    }

}

}

html page:

 <div >
                    <label for="ltype">Leave Type</label>
                    <select name="ltype" id="ltype" name="ltype" required >
                        <option>Select leave...</option>
                        <?php $view_leave->select_ltype(); ?>
                    </select>
                </div>

$data[leave_name] is what the user will select what I want is to echo selected when the user select its prefered leave name. please help me guys

CodePudding user response：

If the current $data['leave_name'] is the same as the submitted "ltype", then select that option:

echo '<option value="' . $data['leave_name'] . '"' . (($data['leave_name'] == $_REQUEST['ltype']) ? ' selected' : '') . '>' . $data['leave_name'] . '</option>';