PHP Codeigniter: set_value on dropdown menu

Question

I have the following view but how do I apply set_value to it without it defaulting to Please select?

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Answer 1

Try this :-

See url:-- http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/form_helper.html

$options = array(
                  'small'  => 'Small Shirt',
                  'med'    => 'Medium Shirt',
                  'large'   => 'Large Shirt',
                  'xlarge' => 'Extra Large Shirt',
                );

$shirts_on_sale = array('small', 'large');

echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, 'large');

// Would produce:

Small Shirt
Medium Shirt
Large Shirt
Extra Large Shirt


echo form_dropdown('shirts', $options, $shirts_on_sale);

// Would produce:

Small Shirt
Medium Shirt
Large Shirt
Extra Large Shirt