Hi, By setting 'empty' to false won't display the empty option but you need to set an extra option having label as 'select state', right? For this, set 'empty' => 'select state' instead of false in the 4th argument of select().
Hope that helps. Amit Badkas PHP Applications for E-Biz: http://www.sanisoft.com On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:06 AM, andy_the ultimate baker < [email protected]> wrote: > thanks > > On Jan 29, 7:54 pm, cricket <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 3:45 AM, andy_the ultimate baker > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi, bakers > > > i m working on one drop down list, i m getting all the values but the > > > first option is coming blank. i want set this as "select state" with > > > some value, like we used to in core php. > > > my view code is as fallows > > > > > <?php > > > echo $form- > > > >>select('state_code',array($newStates),null,array('id'=>'select_states'),false); > > > ?><br /><br /><?php > > > // echo $form- > > >>select('id',array(),null,array('id'=>'select_cities'),false); > > > > > ?> > > > <div id='select_cities'></div> > > > </fieldset> > > > </div> > > > > > with this code when i see source view i get first option blank like > > > bellow > > > > > option value=""></option> > > > > > <option value="Libya_general_list">Libya (general)</option> > > > <option value="Baladiyat_al_`Aziziyah_list">Baladiyat al `Aziziyah</ > > > option> > > > <option value="Baladiyat_al_Jufrah_list">Baladiyat al Jufrah</option> > > > can any one suggest me, how to make first option as "select > > > something" in cake > > > > The API documentation is still VERY confusing on this. The answer is > > to include 'empty' => false in the array that is the 4th param. > > > > echo select('name', $options, null, array('id'=>'select_states', > > 'empty' => false)); > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cake-php%[email protected]>For > more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
