Question

My select form is working perfectly, but my label will not display no matter the variation or arrangement of arguments.

Here is my code:

<?php echo $this->Form->input('plan_detail_id', $plans_list, array(
    'type' => 'select',
    'label' => 'Select a the Plan Detail',
    'empty' => '-- Select a the Plan Detail --'
)); ?>

As you can see I have a second argument $plan_list which is normally the place for the label tag. For example, all of my other labels like such are OK:

<td><?php echo $this->Form->input('age_id', array(
    'label' => 'Select an Age Range',
    'empty' => '-- Select an Age Range --'
)); ?></td>

Note: there is no second $argument like the first example. Am I doing something totally wrong? Or is this not possible or a bug?

Answer 1

The API doesn’t show three parameters to the FormHelper::input method; there is only $fieldName and $options. You probably meant to use the FormHelper::select method instead.

$this->Form->select('plan_detail_id', $plans_list, null, array('label' => 'Select a the Plan Detail', 'empty' => '-- Select a the Plan Detail --'));

Note that the FormHelper::select does not include a wrapping <div> or label. To do so you must pass in something like this..

echo $this->Form->input(
    'plan_detail_id',
    array(
        'options' => $plans_list,
        'type' => 'select',
        'empty' => '-- Select a the Plan Detail --',
        'label' => 'Select a the Plan Detail'
    )
);

This differs from your original attempt in that it moves the $plans_list into the array with the options argument set.