How to set a default value Dropdown approcach?

[eluser]PhilTem[/eluser]
Easiest method:

Code:

// Prepend an item to the array
array_unshift($country, "--Select--"); // '--Select--' will get key '0' (or the first key - 1)

// Parse the dropdown
echo form_dropdown('name', $country);

Another method:

Code:

// Create the country-array
$country = array('--Select--');

// Merge it with what you get from the DB
$country = array_merge($country, $country_from_db);

// Parse it
echo form_dropdown('name', $country);