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when making a form in html where one has to select the year of birth is there a way to automate the values instead of writing all those values for example from year 1920-2018?

Answer 1

You could use <input type="date">

Answer 2

Thanks guys, you really saved me and my time Zeke Williams, Xan and Niush sitaula

Answer 3

Yes.

PHP. This is probably the older method. Go with the other suggestions.

This code us useful for populating option menus with other data though.

https://code.sololearn.com/wqBEj3P5Nq0E/?ref=app

function option_menu()
{
$html = "<select>";
for ($year = 1920; $year <= 2018; $year++)
{
$html .= '<option id="' . $year . '">' . $year . '</option>';
}
$html .= "</select>";
return $html;
}

Answer 4

Zeke Answer 👍

Also, you can set min and max.

<input type="date" min="1970-01-01" max="2050-12-30">

Answer 5

JoeMbugua Go with the type="date" solution for sure. I don't think that was available when I first learned HTML back in the day! It's a much better solution. Good luck with your project ☺

Answer 6

Niush sitaula Apologies for my outdated solution. Back in the day we had to create that all ourselves. I must brush up on the updates! It's great learning off others on here.

Answer 7

Xan
Yes it was added in HTML5.
Date, Time, Color etc picker are really helpful.

Answer 8

es muy fácil amigo presta atención