use find('list'); ... it's covered in the manual
On Nov 19, 5:34 pm, pkclarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the best way to populate a Drop Down list from data stored in
> the database? Assuming that only selected fields are required and the
> data needs to be filtered to returns selected rows
>
> (e.g. SELECT id, description FROM states WHERE country_id = 1)
>
> Which of the following solutions would be best practice using the MVC
> pattern:
>
> 1. Create a function in the Model to return an Array containing the
> required data?
>
> 2. Create a function in the Controller to return an Array containing
> the required data?
>
> 3. Create a view in the database with it's own model & controller?
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