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form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 11-14-2009 [eluser]bhbutter123[/eluser] I am not getting the result I want out of set_select when using form_dropdown. I know how to use both but the set_select is not working. The second setting in the set_select function is for the value of the option but if you are supplying the form_dropdown an array to build a list of options I cannot think of how to set the second setting of the set_select function. Would someone please show me working code so that I can see how it is done. form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 11-14-2009 [eluser]bigtony[/eluser] The set_select() function is intended for use when you code the select manually. If you're using the form_dropdown() then the third parameter is simply the value to use as the default, so no need to use set_select - just pass the value. form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 11-15-2009 [eluser]Tandubhai[/eluser] Simply set your value to thrid parameter using form_dropdown() will fulfil your need. But with check-box and radio-button Codigniter has no any such parameter to set as checked. You can simply create your own helper file to overcome this. Tandubhai form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 11-18-2009 [eluser]ericrjones1[/eluser] For the form_dropdown function you don't need to use the set_select function. For the form_dropdown function use the following code as guidance. Code: echo form_dropdown('post_status', $status, set_value('post_status', 'published'), $js); For the form_multiselect function use the following code as guidance. Code: echo form_multiselect('post_tags[]', $tags, set_value('post_tags[]'), $input); form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 12-22-2009 [eluser]Peter Lachky[/eluser] Hi slingshoteric, are you sure your proposal works? Because for me it does not but there is still a chance that I am doing something wrong. Code: <?php echo form_dropdown('kategoria', $kategorie, set_value('kategoria', $kategoria)) ?> does not re-populate. It looks like the only way how to achieve this is: Code: <?php echo form_dropdown('kategoria', $kategorie, $this->input->post('kategoria') ? $this->input->post('kategoria') : $kategoria) ?> Am I right or just missing anything? form_dropdown and set_select - El Forum - 12-31-2009 [eluser]ericrjones1[/eluser] Peter, I am pretty sure that my proposal works. [quote author="Peter Lachky" date="1261542309"] Code: <?php echo form_dropdown('kategoria', $kategorie, set_value('kategoria', $kategoria)) ?> [/quote] Your proposed solution for resetting the form... [quote author="Peter Lachky" date="1261542309"] Code: <?php echo form_dropdown('kategoria', $kategorie, $this->input->post('kategoria') ? $this->input->post('kategoria') : $kategoria) ?> [/quote] ...is similar to what the set_value function is doing (check it out in the CI_Form_Validation Class). Code: function set_value($field = '', $default = '') I would check for the following items: 1. $kategoria is a key in the array $kategorie 2. $kategoria is of the expected type and value 3. check the return value of set_value() and how that is different from the $this->input->post() value |