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Validating a drop-down menu with in_array()

<?php $choices = array('Eggs','Toast','Coffee'); echo "<select name='food'>\n"; foreach ($choices as $choice) {    echo "<option>$choice</option>\n"; } echo "</select>"; if (! in_array($_POST['food'], $choices)) {     echo "You must select a valid choice."; } ?>