Build Date Dropdown helper

[eluser]stef25[/eluser]
im using egoslip's function as a helper after modifying the buildYearDropdown function slightly:

Code:

function buildYearDropdown($name='',$value='')
    {        
        $years = range(1900, date("Y"));
        foreach($years as $year)
        {
            $year_list[$year] = $year;
        }    
        
        return form_dropdown($name, $year_list, $value);
    }

called from controller with the 2nd parameter being the value that should be preselected in the drop down:

Code:

$data['dob_dropdown_year'] = buildYearDropdown('year', $data['old_profile_data']['year']);

and then printed out in the view via

Code:

<?= $dob_dropdown_year ?>

this generates a select field with name='year' and listing all years starting from 1900 till the current year and the values of the options are correct.

hope this helps some one!