How do I use set_select with database values?

[eluser]taro uma[/eluser]
I am doing this to create a dropdown menu of years, starting with the current year and looping to 10+ years. Is there a way to use the form helper set_select() with this so if the form is reloaded (like with errors) this dropdown remembers the user selected option? currently I have it set so that the current year is selected, but can't see a way to use set_select() with it.

Code:

<?php
$year = date("Y");
$years = array();
for($i = $year; $i <= $year + 10; $i++){
    $years['$i']='$i';
}

echo form_dropdown('ccyear', $years, $year);
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