usually you dont pass the dummy field via controller
there is an empty field param for it
echo $this->Form->input('category_id', array('options'=>$cats,
'empty=>'dummyName');
or
echo $this->Form->input('category_id', array('options'=>$cats,
'empty=>array('dummyFieldValue'=>'dummyName')));
On 15 Jun., 17:35, leo <[email protected]> wrote:
> You might also want to do this if you want to specify which fields to
> return:
> $this->set('categories', $this->Item->Category-
>
> >find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','other_name'));
>
> If you need to add a dummy field, try:
> $categories = array(0=>'unassigned') +
> $this->Item->Category->find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','other_name'));
>
> $this->set('categories', $categories);
>
> And in the view, if your categories aren't appearing (because the
> naming is different) try:
> echo $this->Form->input('category_id',array('options'=>$cats));
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