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How to change order of form_dropdown? - El Forum - 11-12-2011
[eluser]suntrop[/eluser]
I get a list of names from my DB and want to show it in a form dropdown. But unfortunately the dropdown shows a wrong order.
CI sorts the <select> by the value of its <option>, in my case the DB id. But I need it to sort it by the text inside the <option>.
Code:
<select name="name">
<option value="0"></option>
<option value="1">Chris</option>
<option value="2">Bill</option>
<option value="3">Andy</option>
<option value="4">Zed</option>
</select>… I need:
Code:
<select name="name">
<option value="0"></option>
<option value="3">Andy</option>
<option value="2">Bill</option>
<option value="1">Chris</option>
<option value="4">Zed</option>
</select>Is there any way to change the order of from_dropdown?