set the selected value in dropdown

2009-07-21 Thread Pradheep Ayyanar 
HI

i have a form with dropdown for selecting the industry which i have
populated.
but in the modify form, i need to set the selected value which is come from
the database.
this is the code that i have written in the view

?php echo $form-select('industry',array($industry),*$industry*,array(),'Select
Industry'); ?
array($industry) - list of values which is displaying in the drop down

how do i go about setting the value in the dropdown.


 $form-select( $fieldName, $options = array ( ), $selected =NULL,
$attributes = array ( ), $showEmpty = '' )

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Re: set the selected value in dropdown

2009-07-21 Thread Dr. Loboto 

Just set $this-data in controller to record data you will modify and
Cake will set 'selected' and other values itself.

On Jul 21, 1:50 pm, Pradheep Ayyanar mapradh...@gmail.com wrote:
 HI

 i have a form with dropdown for selecting the industry which i have
 populated.
 but in the modify form, i need to set the selected value which is come from
 the database.
 this is the code that i have written in the view

 ?php echo 
 $form-select('industry',array($industry),*$industry*,array(),'Select
 Industry'); ?
 array($industry) - list of values which is displaying in the drop down

 how do i go about setting the value in the dropdown.

  $form-select( $fieldName, $options = array ( ), $selected =NULL,
 $attributes = array ( ), $showEmpty = '' )

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 Regards
 Pradheep Ayyanar [PraDz]
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Re: set the selected value in dropdown

2009-07-21 Thread Pradheep Ayyanar 
thanks

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Dr. Loboto drlob...@gmail.com wrote:


 Just set $this-data in controller to record data you will modify and
 Cake will set 'selected' and other values itself.

 On Jul 21, 1:50 pm, Pradheep Ayyanar mapradh...@gmail.com wrote:
  HI
 
  i have a form with dropdown for selecting the industry which i have
  populated.
  but in the modify form, i need to set the selected value which is come
 from
  the database.
  this is the code that i have written in the view
 
  ?php echo
 $form-select('industry',array($industry),*$industry*,array(),'Select
  Industry'); ?
  array($industry) - list of values which is displaying in the drop down
 
  how do i go about setting the value in the dropdown.
 
   $form-select( $fieldName, $options = array ( ), $selected =NULL,
  $attributes = array ( ), $showEmpty = '' )
 
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  Regards
  Pradheep Ayyanar [PraDz]
 



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