Select box with first option empty

Question

Does anybody know how can I set in my select box the first option to empty value?

I\'m getting the data from my DB, and I would like to set the option by default as \"P

Answer 1

In Laravel 5.1 i solved it by doing

$categories = [''=>''] + Category::lists('name', 'id')->toArray();
return view('products.create', compact('categories'));

Or

$categories = [''=>''] + Category::lists('name', 'id')->all();
return view('products.create', compact('categories'));