如何在SELECT输入字段中设置默认选项

Question

I'm trying to set the default value for a SELECT element but it's not working. This is my code:

 $enum_options = array('1'=>__('None'), '2'=>__('Call for Interview'),'3'=>__('Rejected'),'4'=>__('Pending for Upcoming Oportunities'));
 echo $record['Record']['status'];
 echo $this->Form->input('status', array('label' => __('Status'),'options'=> $enum_options, 'default' => $record['Record']['status']));

The status field in the DB is type ENUM:

 `status` enum('None','Call for Interview','Rejected','Pending for Upcoming Oportunities') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'None',

Any help? Regards and thanks in advance

Answer 1

I would never use the view to set default values. this is part of the logic and should be inside the controller action

so in your case

if (!$this->request->isPost()) {
    $this->request->data['Record']['status'] = 2;
}

etc

Also note that Cake itself doesnt really support ENUM. your approach has several downsides and limitations. A more suitable and extendable solution is http://www.dereuromark.de/2010/06/24/static-enums-or-semihardcoded-attributes/

Answer 2

use "empty". this will work perfect.

$enum_options = array('1'=>'None', '2'=>'Call for Interview', '3'=>'Rejected', '4'=>'Pending for Upcoming Oportunities');

echo $this->Form->input('status', array('type'=>'select', 'label'=>'Status', 'options'=> $enum_options, 'empty'=>$record['Record']['status']));

Answer 3

$enum_options = array('1'=>__('None'), '2'=>__('Call for Interview'),'3'=>__('Rejected'),'4'=>__('Pending for Upcoming Oportunities'));
if($record['Record']['status'] == 'Call for Interview'){
 echo $this->Form->input('status', array('label' => __('Status'),'options'=> $enum_options, 'selected' => '2'));
}else if($record['Record']['status'] == 'Rejected'){
 echo $this->Form->input('status', array('label' => __('Status'),'options'=> $enum_options, 'selected' => '3'));
}else if($record['Record']['status'] == 'Pending for Upcoming Oportunities'){
 echo $this->Form->input('status', array('label' => __('Status'),'options'=> $enum_options, 'selected' => '4'));
}

Answer 4

Simple 2 line tricks.. Surely it will work

$enum_options = array('1'=>__('None'), '2'=>__('Call for Interview'),'3'=>__('Rejected'),'4'=>__('Pending for Upcoming Oportunities'));

 echo $this->Form->input('status', array('label' => __('Status'),'options'=> $enum_options, 'selected' => !empty($record['Record']['status'])?$enum_options[$record['Record']['status']]:1));

Answer 5

Be sure to check the name of your form. It will determine what the record should be named in order to get it to default. To have the status default to the record you are pulling from the database, you would do something like this:

<?php
   echo $this->Form->create('MODELNAME');
   echo $this->Form->input('status', array('options'=> $enum_options));
?>

Then in the controller, make sure your record is set correctly:

$this->request->data['MODELNAME']['status'] = #;

Notice how both the record and the Form->create MODELNAME match. This is a must in order for the default value to automatically be selected. Then all you need to do is set # to the number value of the option you want set as the default.