your problem may be solved by this link
http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/8c89ca42d68496a0/89e2724d53aaad65?lnk=gst&q=select+box+validation#89e2724d53aaad65
On Oct 20, 12:50 pm, senser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi manuj.
>
> Your proposal didn't solve my problem. I think I did read somewhere in
> group postings that using fromHelpr->input is the right way for form
> fields and using formHelper->select, formHelper->label, ... etc will
> be deprecated in next versions of CakePHP. I'm not sure for this and
> correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> On Oct 19, 8:06 pm, manuj bansalr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > 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.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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