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Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-16-2009
[eluser]Ninja[/eluser]
Controller
Code:
$client = new Client();
$client->get('id');
foreach($client->all as $entry)
{
$clientID = $entry->id;
$entry->company->get('companyname');
$companyName = $entry->company->companyname;
$data['parent'][$clientID] = $companyName;
}View
Code:
<?php echo form_dropdown('Parent', $parent )?>Im trying to set the default value for the dropdown to something like "Not Applicable"
With an index of 0. This dropdown is for Parent clients (ie. The client of a client) but not all clients will have a parent client.
Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-16-2009
[eluser]steelaz[/eluser]
Assuming "Not Applicable" option index is 0:
Code:
<?= form_dropdown('Parent', $parent, 0)?>Also... wrong forum, next time try: Code and Application Development
Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-16-2009
[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
If you use the form validation, you could use the set_value function:
Code:
<?= form_dropdown('Parent', $parent, set_value('Parent', 0))?>That way the default value is 0 but if the form was submitted and did not validate, the selected value will be kept instead of resetting it to 0.
Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-17-2009
[eluser]Ninja[/eluser]
I have tried both of those options but i think the problem is that "Not Applicable" with index 0 is not in the array and i cant seem to add it to the array.. The array is being populated from the database table clients. which has 3 fields id, parent_client, company_id.
Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-17-2009
[eluser]Thorpe Obazee[/eluser]
Deja vu http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/123388/
Dropdown default value - El Forum - 07-17-2009
[eluser]Ninja[/eluser]
Problem solved thanx guys