you would just do this
try this first:
$data = array(
'location' => 'location1'
);
$form->populate($data);
when the form is displayed it should show a select list of location options
with location1 selected.
now try
$data = array(
'location' => 'location2'
);
$form->populate($data);
now location12 should be selected when the form is displayed.
does that help?
Deepak Shrestha wrote:
>
>> It looks like your doing it correct except for the array of data that
>> you're
>> using to populate the form. You're not actually populating the select
>> element with options, you only want the current Or selected option to be
>> selected in the select list on display.
>>
>> So in your case it's probably a location id,
>>
>> $data = array(
>> 'location_id' => 2
>> );
>> $form->populate($data);
>>
>> Change location_id to whatever the id of the select element is.
>>
>>
>
> Ok, just help me in this part
>
> As I mention i my first post, I have table called location with field
> "locname" as only field and also the primary key for that table (there
> is no locationid, locname).
>
> so If I retrieve data from that table (to array) I will have array of
> locations.
> e.g. $data = array('location1', 'location2', ... and so on);
>
> in my form, if I have to hand code to fill the select, I will be doing
> something like this:
>
> $location= New Zend_Form_Element_Select('location');
> $location->setLabel('*Location:');
> $location->setMultiOptions(array('location1' => 'location1',
> 'location2' => 'location2' .... and so on));
>
> My question is how do I do the same thing with the previous method (
> controller passes the retrieved data to form and form will iterate to
> populate data in select element).
>
> I guess it is clear now.
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>
> Thanks
>
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