The CodeIgniter documentation is vague on how to set the default value in a select tag when you are using the form helper. There’s a third parameter to the set_select method that’s a boolean.
I recommend using something like the following code snippet:
So you have to check the value of the $option variable with each iteration of the loop and if it matches another variable (which you should set in your controller) it sets the TRUE that the set_select method requires.
So is this like in simple php would be:
<option value='’ >
? So this is just a complicated way to accomplish something simple like checking for an option’s value, and if it matches, then set it to selected ?
Couldn’t really submit my code, it got cut out, but you can understand my question. Is this just a complicated way to accomplish the simple task of comparing an option’s value to a variable, and if it matches, set it to “selected” ?
Thanks
Yes that is correct. It is complicated but that is what you have to do if using the CodeIgniter Form Helper.