i didnt get your code you want select option then why r you going thru
input function
try it
*************view code********************************
echo $form->label('modelname.name')
echo $form->select('modelname.name',array('value'=>'text'));
echo $form->error('it can't be blank');
***************model code*************************
var
$validate=array('name'=>VALID_NOT_EMPTY);
IT IS FOR SELECT OPTION
On Oct 19, 9:24 pm, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I'm trying to write a code for displaying a select box with several
> options (tax years for example) and I have to validate the data passed
> by that select box. I want the user to must select an option from the
> list.
> Here is the code from view file where I populate the box using
> formHelper:
>
> /****************CODE**************************/
> print $form->input('CustomerTaxYear.tax_years_id',
> array('type'=>'select', 'label'=>'Tax Year', 'options'=>
> $taxYearsArray, 'size'=>3,'error'=>array('required'=>'Tax Year is
> obligatory', 'maxlength'=>'Tax year code max length is 3 symbols',
> 'number'=>'Tax year code must be a number')));
> /****************CODE_END********************/
>
> and here is the part of validation array:
>
> /****************CODE**************************/
> var
> $validate=array( 'tax_years_id'=>array('required'=>VALID_NOT_EMPTY,
>
> 'maxlength'=>array('rule'=>array('between',1,3)),
>
> 'number'=>VALID_NUMBER));
> /****************CODE_END********************/
>
> The result is that if the user doesn't select an element from the
> select box, there is no error message displayed and the validation is
> passed but the form data is not stored in DB, because the field
> "tax_years_id" doesn't have default value which is correct behaviour.
>
> I've tried with 'showEmpty' set to true but with no success. If there
> is no value selected in select box, the passed array doesn't even have
> an a element called 'tax_years_id'. (i make a dump of $this->data and
> in the array element with name 'tax_years_id' is missing). I've also
> tried to make an empty element and select it by default, but I think
> this is "ugly" approach, because if user selects some tax year but
> form validation fails by reason of other wrong filled field and
> selected element in tax year select box is lost.
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