[solved] set_value with form_input

[eluser]Bianca Migueis[/eluser]
is it possible to use a set_value within a form_input? how?
I've been trying but I can't make it work. Any thoughts would be appreciated however I DO know the link to the user guide.

I have the following codes
Controller

Code:

public function index()
    {
        $data['loggedin'] = $this->cookie->checkcookie();
        
        $data['username'] = array(
              'name'        => 'username',
              'id'          => 'username',
              'value'       => set_value('username'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['password'] = array(
              'name'        => 'password',
              'id'          => 'password',
              'value'       => set_value('password'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['password2'] = array(
              'name'        => 'password2',
              'id'          => 'password2',
              'value'       => set_value('password2'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['first'] = array(
              'name'        => 'first',
              'id'          => 'first',
              'value'       => set_value('first'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['middle'] = array(
              'name'        => 'middle',
              'id'          => 'middle',
              'value'       => set_value('middle'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['last'] = array(
              'name'        => 'last',
              'id'          => 'last',
              'value'       => set_value('last'),
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['email'] = array(
              'name'        => 'email',
              'id'          => 'email',
              'value'       => set_value('email'),
              'maxlength'   => '128',
              'size'        => '50',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        $data['submit'] = array(
              'name'        => 'register',
              'id'          => 'register',
              'value'       => 'Register',
              'maxlength'   => '24',
              'size'        => '24',
              'style'       => '',
            );
        
        if ($this->form_validation->run('register') == FALSE)
        {
            $this->load->view('register_view', $data);
        }
        else
        {
            $this->updateDB($_POST);
        }
        
    }

view

Code:

<?php include "header.php" ?>

<center>
<table border="0">


<tr>
    <td width="300"><h3>Register<h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>    
        &lt;?=form_open('register');?&gt;
        
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('username');?&gt;</font>
        Username: &lt;?=form_input($username);?&gt;</br>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('password');?&gt;</font>
        Password: &lt;?=form_password($password);?&gt;</br>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('password2');?&gt;</font>
        Confirm password: &lt;?=form_password($password2);?&gt;</br>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('email');?&gt;</font>
        Email: &lt;?=form_input($email);?&gt;</br>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('first');?&gt;</font>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('middle');?&gt;</font>
        <font color="red">&lt;?=form_error('last');?&gt;</font>
        Name: &lt;?=form_input($first);?&gt; &lt;?=form_input($middle);?&gt; &lt;?=form_input($last);?&gt;</br>
        &lt;?=form_submit($submit);?&gt;</br>
        
        &lt;/form&gt;
    </td>
</tr>
</table></center>

&lt;?php include "footer.php" ?&gt;