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Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - Martin7483 - 11-09-2015
Hi,
Simple question. Why is the form_dropdown method not named form_select?
All the available form helper methods that generate a form input are named after the element that they represent. Except for the select element.
What is the reason for this?
- Martin
RE: Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - arma7x - 11-09-2015
Maybe called 'form_dropdown' because the behavior of html select tag. When user click, it dropdown list of choices. ?
RE: Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - Martin7483 - 11-09-2015
(11-09-2015, 11:27 AM)arma7x Wrote: Maybe called 'form_dropdown' because the behavior of html select tag. When user click, it dropdown list of choices. ?
That is what I was thinking, but it does not match with the rest of the method naming.
I always start typing form_sel... and then get reminded that it's not form_select but form_dropdown. So I have now added an alias to a MY_form_helper.
IMO I think it makes more sence to name it form_select, and not form_dropdown. So maybe an alias should/could be added to the next version?
RE: Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - Narf - 11-09-2015
Somebody, years ago, liked "dropdown" better than "select".
As much as I wish that everything is done for a reason, that's just not always the case.
RE: Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - skunkbad - 11-09-2015
PHP Code:
<?php
// MY_form_helper.php
function form_select($data = '', $options = array(), $selected = array(), $extra = '')
{
return form_dropdown($data, $options, $selected, $extra);
}
RE: Why is form_dropdown not named form_select? - Martin7483 - 11-09-2015
(11-09-2015, 06:20 PM)skunkbad Wrote:PHP Code:<?php
// MY_form_helper.php
function form_select($data = '', $options = array(), $selected = array(), $extra = '')
{
return form_dropdown($data, $options, $selected, $extra);
}
Thanks for that, but I already added that exact piece of code
Quote:So I have now added an alias to MY_form_helper.