Hopefully form can be created in oop way, too.
$form = new Select();
$form -> multiselection = true
$form ->addItem(1, 'item1');
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:27 PM, andy_the ultimate baker <
anandghaywankar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
> ur issue is very often,
>
> now use
> echo $this->Form-
> >input('category_id',array('id'=>'SearchCategories') );
> //assuming that ur has category_id as first field
>
> but if u have fields id and then category_id then in ur controller u
> need to fetch the data by following way
>
> $this->Categories->find('list', array('Category.category_id',
> 'Category.name'));
> $this->set(compact('categories'));
>
> and i ur view u nedd to use it like bellow
>
> $this->Form->input('Category', array('options'=>$category));
>
> i hope this will display u the required output,
> reply if it works
>
> best regards
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Jan 31, 10:55 am, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
> <jeremybu...@classoutfit.com> wrote:
> > By default, the helper will use the id and name (or title) fields from
> your related lookup table, and you populate the options by:
> >
> > $categories = $this->[Model]->Category->find('list'); ([Model] is the
> model associated with the current controller)
> >
> > You then pass that variable (using set) into the view from your
> controller. The input:
> >
> > echo $this->Form->input('category_id');
> >
> > ...will then automatically look for a variable called $categories. If it
> is present, it will use those values, or the variable you have specified
> ('category_list', in your case).
> >
> > If you are deviating away from this standard you can expect the
> unexpected and the need to do some hacking. Looks like the problem is the
> way you are building your options array, or possibly the data type of the
> underlying field, 'category'; is that a varchar/char? It really ought to be
> called category_id to meet with conventions, and I would use Form->input,
> not Form->select.
> >
> > Jeremy Burns
> > Class Outfit
> >
> > jeremybu...@classoutfit.comhttp://www.classoutfit.com
> >
> > On 29 Jan 2011, at 21:05, richfarr wrote:
> >
> > > I'm using the FormHelper (cake 1.3) to create a select box from an
> > > array. The array uses numbers as keys but the select box ignores those
> > > numbers and uses a zero-based index for the select box option values.
> > > I've tried typing the array key to a string using both (string)$key
> > > and strval($key) with no luck. The select options work when I prepend
> > > a letter before the numeric key (i.e. 'c'.$key ) but I'd like to avoid
> > > this hack.
> >
> > > Is there a way to force FormHelper to use the actual numeric keys
> > > without prepending a letter? Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > > See the following code for illustration:
> >
> > > // $category_list looks like this
> > > Array
> > > (
> > > [164] => Antiques & Art
> > > [83] => Baby/Children Needs
> > > [176] => Boats/Marine/Fishing
> > > [222] => Books & Magazines
> > > [287] => Building Materials
> > > [215] => Business
> > > [175] => Caravans & Motor Homes
> > > [169] => Cars & Other Vehicles
> > > [127] => Clothing & Accessories
> > > [92] => Computers & Electronics
> > > [358] => Farm & Agriculture
> > > [235] => Garage Sales/Yard Sales
> > > [309] => Garden & Yard
> > > [178] => General Merchandise
> > > [138] => Health & Beauty
> > > [186] => Hobbies & Collectables
> > > [63] => Household
> > > [234] => Information
> > > [388] => Motorbikes & Scooters
> > > [206] => Musical Instruments
> > > [449] => Notices
> > > [305] => Pets and Accessories
> > > [242] => Positions Vacant
> > > [236] => Real Estate & Rentals
> > > [243] => Services
> > > [143] => Sports Equipment
> > > [308] => Tools & Equipment
> > > [300] => Travel & Holiday
> > > )
> >
> > > // Output category select box
> > > echo $form->select(
> > > 'category',
> > > $category_list,
> > > $category,
> > > array('id'=>'SearchCategories')
> > > );
> >
> > > // Outputs like this
> > > <option value="1">Antiques & Art</option>
> > > <option value="2">Baby/Children Needs</option>
> > > <option value="3">Boats/Marine/Fishing</option>
> > > <option value="4">Books & Magazines</option>
> > > ...
> >
> > > // I'd like it to output like this
> > > <option value="164">Antiques & Art</option>
> > > <option value="83">Baby/Children Needs</option>
> > > <option value="176">Boats/Marine/Fishing</option>
> > > <option value="222">Books & Magazines</option>
> > > ...
> >
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