Help Needed with Dropdown Selection

[eluser]LuckyFella73[/eluser]
You can set a default entry for your dropdown where
the value is '' - for example:

Code:

$options = array(
                  ''  => 'please select',
                  'value_1'    => 'Cars',
                  'value_2'   => 'Planes',
                  'value_3' => 'Ships',
                );

In your controller set the validation rule for that element like:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('select_name', 'Example Select', 'required');

Don't forget to load the form validation class of course..