Create a dropdown list using multiple models in Yii

Question

I'm trying to populate a drop down list from a table called supplier_table but I'm currently trying to do this within the view/create of a system_user table. I'm not quite sure how to use different models within a page.

This is my code from the create page:

<?php $this->renderPartial('_form', array('model'=>$model,
//(>w<) for dropdown 
'companyval'=>$companyval)); ?>

Problem is that $companyval is from a different model and currently, the model that is being used for this page is the one for this particular "create".

I'm not sure I explained it clearly, but if you have any questions, just comment.

M I · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-28 05:26:44Z

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As i understood from the question is that you want to show a dropdown from some other model in view of a different controller. In Yii you can do it like this.

I suppose you are using CActiveForm and have supplier Model with supplier_id in user table. You can modify if this solves the issue. add this code in view / _form of controller

    <?php $supplier = Supplier::model()->findAll();
          $list = CHtml::listData($supplier ,'id','name'); 
          echo $form->DropDownList($model,'supplier_id', 
          $list, array('prompt'=>'Select Supplier')); ?>

answered Jan 28, 2014 at 5:26

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remedy. Over a year ago

I have a question, in the line "Supplier::model()" Does the Supplier mean the actual name of the table inside the database?

Kumar V Over a year ago

Supplier is model class name

M I Over a year ago

it is Model name. Supplier is model name

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