php array problems with foreach statement (code-igniter)

Question

Currently I have

private function getYears()
{
    return array('Test1', 'Test2', 'Test3', 'Test4');
}

in the index:

$years = $this->getYears();

and in the view

<select>
    <?php foreach ($years as $row):?>
        <option><?=$row?></option>
    <?php endforeach;?>
</select>

The select box doesn't get filled ?

How can I fix this ?

[edit]

So far I noticed that the $years is empty and the getYears is not being called.. no idea why yet..

JohnP · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:14:43Z

3

I don't know what you're iterating over.

You've passed the values to $years, yet you're iterating over $pages. Is that a typo?

In any case, you're iterating over an array of arrays. Do a var_dump on the $row variable and check what you're actually iterating over.

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:14

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Sascha Galley · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-07 12:13:44Z

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<select>
    <?php foreach ($years as $row):?>
        <option><?=$row?></option>
    <?php endforeach;?>
</select>

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 12:13

Sascha Galley

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Yes this was a typo.. now I have it set to years and it actually doesn't fill the select box at all... so what am I missing?

zero8 · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-13 09:51:15Z

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Not advisable iteration, it is better to iterate in the controller and use view to create get html tags and just pass the data to the main view .

answered Dec 13, 2016 at 9:51

zero8

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