_form for edit and for add

[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
I know its a bit old, but I wouldnt check to see if post is set...as you might be passing other data via post not related to your form.

What I usually do is at the top of the view page have something like:

Code:

$is_edit = ($this->input->post('submit')) ? TRUE : FALSE;

I check for the submit value, if its true (is an edit) then use the posted form value if not use the db value:

Code:

<?php echo form_input('firstname', ($is_edit) ? set_value('firstname') : $user_data['firstname']) ; ?>