I cannot get the value of my drop down list item in my controller.
View File Snippet
<div class="row">
<?php echo $form->label($model,'reel'); ?>
<?php echo $form->dropDownList($model,'reel',array(
'Casting Director'=>'Casting Director $89',
'Actor'=>'Actor Web File $149',
'Actor DVD'=>'Actor Web File + DVD $179',
'DVD'=>'DVD Demo $239',
'DVD Reel'=>'DVD Demo + Actor Reel $299')); ?>
</div>
Controller Snippet
foreach($model->attributes=$_POST['Order'] as $name=>$value)
echo "$name $value<br />";
echo $model->reel;
The foreach loop will print the name value pairs fine. If I try to assign $model->reel to a variable or even just try echo $model->reel, I get nothing.
first you need to instantiate your model ($model = new Order;) and then you have to assign $model->attributes=$_POST[‘Order’] outside of the foreach loop. Then you should be able to print $model->reel
Only posted a snippet of the controller, here’s the full contoller
public function actionIndex(){
$model=new Order;
// Uncomment the following line if AJAX validation is needed
$this->performAjaxValidation($model);
if(isset($_POST['Order'])){
$model->attributes=$_POST['Order'];
if($model->validate()){
foreach($model->attributes=$_POST['Order'] as $name=>$value)
echo "$name $value<br />";
$session = Yii::app()->session->getSessionID();
//echo $session;
echo $model->sub;
}
}
$this->render('index',array('model'=>$model,));
}
I can echo $model->variable on all form variables except the drop down list.
No validation done on the variable reel for the drop down. There is one selected by default.
Model
<?php
/**
* This is the model class for table "orders".
*
* The followings are the available columns in table 'orders':
* @property integer $id
* @property string $php_session
* @property integer $orderID
* @property string $first_name
* @property string $last_name
* @property string $email
* @property string $item_name
* @property integer $item_amount
* @property string $payer_first_name
* @property string $payer_last_name
* @property string $payer_email
* @property string $payment_status
* @property integer $subscribe
*/
class Order extends CActiveRecord
{
public $firstName;
public $lastName;
public $email;
//public $os0;
public $reel;
public $sub;
/**
* Returns the static model of the specified AR class.
* @param string $className active record class name.
* @return Order the static model class
*/
public static function model($className=__CLASS__)
{
return parent::model($className);
}
/**
* @return string the associated database table name
*/
public function tableName()
{
return 'orders';
}
/**
* @return array validation rules for model attributes.
*/
public function rules()
{
// NOTE: you should only define rules for those attributes that
// will receive user inputs.
return array(
// first name, last email, email are required
array('firstName, lastName, email', 'required'),
// email has to be a valid email address
array('email', 'email'),
array('sub','compare','compareValue'=>'-1','operator'=>'>','message'=>'You must choose if you want to receive information from Hudson Reels.'),
);
}
/**
* @return array relational rules.
*/
public function relations()
{
// NOTE: you may need to adjust the relation name and the related
// class name for the relations automatically generated below.
return array(
);
}
/**
* @return array customized attribute labels (name=>label)
*/
public function attributeLabels()
{
return array(
'id' => 'ID',
'php_session' => 'Php Session',
'orderID' => 'Order',
'first_name' => 'First Name',
'last_name' => 'Last Name',
'email' => 'Email',
'item_name' => 'Item Name',
'item_amount' => 'Item Amount',
'payer_first_name' => 'Payer First Name',
'payer_last_name' => 'Payer Last Name',
'payer_email' => 'Payer Email',
'payment_status' => 'Payment Status',
'subscribe' => 'Subscribe',
'reel'=>'Reel Type',
'sub'=>'Stay Informed',
);
}
}
I added the variable to my required rule and now I can access it using $model->reel. All form fields, except hidden fields, need to be specified in the model rules() to access them via $model->name?
