How to put drop down list into array using codeigniter - codeigniter

Question

I use the ion auth for codeigniter and it works great except that I don't know how to code drop down list the same way as the text field.
If you want to display a text field under view you have to issue this:
<?php echo form_input($first_name);?>
And this is the code under controller:
$this->data['first_name'] = array(
'name' => 'first_name',
'id' => 'first_name',
'type' => 'text',
'size' => 32,
'maxlength' => 32,
'value' => $this->form_validation->set_value('first_name'),
);
But how can I put the value of my drop down list into an array?
I tried putting this code under view:
<?php
$options = array(
'' => 'Select',
'Dr' => 'Dr.',
'Mr' => 'Mr.',
'Mrs' => 'Mrs.',
'Ms' => 'Ms.',
'Prof' => 'Prof.',
'Mr. & Mrs.' => 'Mr. & Mrs.',
);
echo form_dropdown('title', $options, '$title');
?>
I am thinking that under view I should code it like: echo form_dropdown($title); the same as text field but what is the code under controller?

Answer 1

First in your controller you can do :
$options = array(
'0' => 'Select',
'Dr' => 'Dr.',
'Mr' => 'Mr.',
'Mrs' => 'Mrs.',
'Ms' => 'Ms.',
'Prof' => 'Prof.',
'Mr. & Mrs.' => 'Mr. & Mrs.',
);
$data['options'] = $options
$this->load->view('your_view',$data);
In the View :
echo form_dropdown('title', $options, set_value('title'));
Moreover think you want to retain the value of the dropdown if a form validation error occurs:
you just need to put some validation to retain the values of the dropdown , somethin like:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('title','Titles','alpha');
If not validatted the dropdown will not retain the values in spite of using set_value