Using PHP to set checked option on a radio button based on data from database. BUT it only works on some data

Question

Here is the code snippet, which is inside a form:

<fieldset>

<!-- for each radio button, PHP code used to check IF $id==value 
     to determine what should be checked. -->
<div class="newrow">
    <label>Status:</label>
    <div class="radio-group">
        <input type="radio" id="active" value="active" <?php echo ($status_id==1)?'checked':'' ?> name="status">
        <label for="active">Active</label>

        <input type="radio" id="on-leave" value="leave" <?php echo ($status_id==2)?'checked':'' ?>name="status">
        <label for="on-leave">On Leave</label>

        <input type="radio" id="terminated" value="terminated" <?php echo ($status_id==3)?'checked':'' ?>name="status">
        <label for="terminated">Terminated</label>
    </div>  
</div>

<div class="newrow">
    <label>Eligible for rehire?</label>
    <div class="radio-group">
        <input type="radio" id="yes" value="yes" <?php echo ($rehire_id==1)?'checked':'' ?>name="rehire">
        <label for="yes" class="radio_label">Yes</label>

        <input type="radio" id="no" value="no" <?php echo ($rehire_id==2)?'checked':'' ?> name="rehire">
        <label for="no" class="radio_label">No</label>
    </div>
</div>

</fieldset>   

The first thing I want to point out is that in the first row, I decide what to check based on $status_id . For this row if $status_id == 1 , the first radio button is checked. BUT if it equals 2 or 3, nothing gets checked.

But in the second row, I decide what to check based on $rehire_id. If $rehire == 2 , the second button is checked, BUT NOTHING happens if it equals 1.

WHAT is going on here? Any ideas?

Answer 1

You have no space between checked and the name tag in the cases where it's not working.

When $status_id==2 is true

value="leave" <?php echo ($status_id==2)?'checked':'' ?>name="status">

will output

value="leave" checkedname="status">

instead of what you expected

value="leave" checked name="status">

Add a space before each name=