Dropdown default value

[eluser]Ninja[/eluser]
Anyway i found a solution to this problem I just needed to add the extra elament to the array like such

Controller

Code:

$data['parent'][0] = 'Not Applicable';
            foreach($client->all as $entry)
            {
                $clientID = $entry->company_id;
                $entry->company->get('companyname');
                $companyName = $entry->company->companyname;
                $data['parent'][$clientID] = $companyName;    
            }

Thanx to everyone who helped it is highly appreciated