SOLVED: Dynamically dropdown <select> form validation

[eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser]
All you need is an option up top with a blank value, and you can set the field as required. I prefer form_dropdown(), as well.

Code:

$options = array('' => 'Select One');
foreach($tests->result() as $test) {
    $options[$test->id] = $test->name;
}
echo form_dropdown('test', $options, set_value('test'));

// Controller

$this->form_validation->set_rules('test', 'Test Field', 'required');