populate dropdown in codeigniter form using set_value

Question

i have a form that uses a drop down and im using codeigniter , form helper and form validation so when i get a validation error in my form , all the correctly entered fields

Answer 1

   'Active',
                    'inactive' => 'Inactive',
                    );
                    echo form_dropdown('mid', $options,$id_map, ' id="mid"');
                    ?>