In select input field I am selecting value with comparison of strings. But it is not working with string which has & character in it. This is the string Batemans Bay & Eurobodalla for which == is not working. I also tried strcmp function but this is also not returning correct value.
This is how my select box look like.
<select name="atlas_area_filter" style="width:90%;">
<option value="all">All</option>
<?php
$atlas_area_filter = get_option('atlas_area_filter');
foreach($terms_area as $term_area){
$term_area_name = $term_area->name;
?>
<option value="<?php echo $term_area_name; ?>" <?php echo ($term_area_name == $atlas_area_filter) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';?>><?php echo $term_area_name; ?></option>
<?php
}
?>
</select>
