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  1. function convert_state_to_abbreviation($state_name) {
  2. 		switch ($state_name) {
  3. 			case "Alabama":
  4. 				return "AL";
  5. 				break;
  6. 			case "Alaska":
  7. 				return "AK";
  8. 				break;
  9. 			case "Arizona":
  10. 				return "AZ";
  11. 				break;
  12. 			case "Arkansas":
  13. 				return "AR";
  14. 				break;
  15. 			case "California":
  16. 				return "CA";
  17. 				break;
  18. 			case "Colorado":
  19. 				return "CO";
  20. 				break;
  21. 			case "Connecticut":
  22. 				return "CT";
  23. 				break;
  24. 			case "Delaware":
  25. 				return "DE";
  26. 				break;
  27. 			case "Florida":
  28. 				return "FL";
  29. 				break;
  30. 			case "Georgia":
  31. 				return "GA";
  32. 				break;
  33. 			case "Hawaii":
  34. 				return "HI";
  35. 				break;
  36. 			case "Idaho":
  37. 				return "ID";
  38. 				break;
  39. 			case "Illinois":
  40. 				return "IL";
  41. 				break;
  42. 			case "Indiana":
  43. 				return "IN";
  44. 				break;
  45. 			case "Iowa":
  46. 				return "IA";
  47. 				break;
  48. 			case "Kansas":
  49. 				return "KS";
  50. 				break;
  51. 			case "Kentucky":
  52. 				return "KY";
  53. 				break;
  54. 			case "Louisana":
  55. 				return "LA";
  56. 				break;
  57. 			case "Maine":
  58. 				return "ME";
  59. 				break;
  60. 			case "Maryland":
  61. 				return "MD";
  62. 				break;
  63. 			case "Massachusetts":
  64. 				return "MA";
  65. 				break;
  66. 			case "Michigan":
  67. 				return "MI";
  68. 				break;
  69. 			case "Minnesota":
  70. 				return "MN";
  71. 				break;
  72. 			case "Mississippi":
  73. 				return "MS";
  74. 				break;
  75. 			case "Missouri":
  76. 				return "MO";
  77. 				break;
  78. 			case "Montana":
  79. 				return "MT";
  80. 				break;
  81. 			case "Nebraska":
  82. 				return "NE";
  83. 				break;
  84. 			case "Nevada":
  85. 				return "NV";
  86. 				break;
  87. 			case "New Hampshire":
  88. 				return "NH";
  89. 				break;
  90. 			case "New Jersey":
  91. 				return "NJ";
  92. 				break;
  93. 			case "New Mexico":
  94. 				return "NM";
  95. 				break;
  96. 			case "New York":
  97. 				return "NY";
  98. 				break;
  99. 			case "North Carolina":
  100. 				return "NC";
  101. 				break;
  102. 			case "North Dakota":
  103. 				return "ND";
  104. 				break;
  105. 			case "Ohio":
  106. 				return "OH";
  107. 				break;
  108. 			case "Oklahoma":
  109. 				return "OK";
  110. 				break;
  111. 			case "Oregon":
  112. 				return "OR";
  113. 				break;
  114. 			case "Pennsylvania":
  115. 				return "PA";
  116. 				break;
  117. 			case "Rhode Island":
  118. 				return "RI";
  119. 				break;
  120. 			case "South Carolina":
  121. 				return "SC";
  122. 				break;
  123. 			case "South Dakota":
  124. 				return "SD";
  125. 				break;
  126. 			case "Tennessee":
  127. 				return "TN";
  128. 				break;
  129. 			case "Texas":
  130. 				return "TX";
  131. 				break;
  132. 			case "Utah":
  133. 				return "UT";
  134. 				break;
  135. 			case "Vermont":
  136. 				return "VT";
  137. 				break;
  138. 			case "Virginia":
  139. 				return "VA";
  140. 				break;
  141. 			case "Washington":
  142. 				return "WA";
  143. 				break;
  144. 			case "Washington D.C.":
  145. 				return "DC";
  146. 				break;
  147. 			case "West Virginia":
  148. 				return "WV";
  149. 				break;
  150. 			case "Wisconsin":
  151. 				return "WI";
  152. 				break;
  153. 			case "Wyoming":
  154. 				return "WY";
  155. 				break;
  156. 			case "Alberta":
  157. 				return "AB";
  158. 				break;
  159. 			case "British Columbia":
  160. 				return "BC";
  161. 				break;
  162. 			case "Manitoba":
  163. 				return "MB";
  164. 				break;
  165. 			case "New Brunswick":
  166. 				return "NB";
  167. 				break;
  168. 			case "Newfoundland & Labrador":
  169. 				return "NL";
  170. 				break;
  171. 			case "Northwest Territories":
  172. 				return "NT";
  173. 				break;
  174. 			case "Nova Scotia":
  175. 				return "NS";
  176. 				break;
  177. 			case "Nunavut":
  178. 				return "NU";
  179. 				break;
  180. 			case "Ontario":
  181. 				return "ON";
  182. 				break;
  183. 			case "Prince Edward Island":
  184. 				return "PE";
  185. 				break;
  186. 			case "Quebec":
  187. 				return "QC";
  188. 				break;
  189. 			case "Saskatchewan":
  190. 				return "SK";
  191. 				break;
  192. 			case "Yukon Territory":
  193. 				return "YT";
  194. 				break;
  195. 			default:
  196. 				return $state_name;
  197. 		}
  198. 	}

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