Hello Friends,
Multiple Select box in Zend Form using Zend Framework:
I got a scenario in which i was to put drop down with ‘multiple’ option enabled. I am using Zend_Form so definatley i was in search of some Zend framework provided controll to create it,
i found following way to create ‘Multiple Select box’ using Zend_Form in Zend framework:
$techDoc = new Zend_Form_Element_Multiselect(‘docs’);
$techDoc->setLabel(‘Technical Documents’)
->setMultiOptions(array(“1″=>”option1″ ,”2″=>”option2″));
$techDoc->size = 5;
I used Zend_Form_Element_Multiselect to creat ’Multiple Select box’ so it is very simple 
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First parameter ( $techDoc->setLabel ) will set the Lable of this drop down and second parameter setMultiOptions expects [Associative] array of options that this drop down will have.
Last thing was $techDoc->size that helps to choose size of this Multiple select box.
In following section, i’ll enhance this example and will try to explain how i achieved ‘Option Group’ in multiselect drop down. (you may also use the following scenario to create ‘Option Group’ in Zend_Form_Element_select that creates simple drop down)
Multiple Select box with ‘Option Group’:
$techDoc = new Zend_Form_Element_Multiselect(‘technical_doc’);
$techDoc->setLabel(‘Technical Documents’)
->setMultiOptions(array(“Option Group 1″ => array(“option1″,”option2″,”option3″),
“Option Group 2″=>array(“option1″,”option2″,”option3″)));
$techDoc->size = 5;
so Array of associative arrays generate ‘Option Group’ that was looking very hard to me 
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Hope you’ll find it inofrmative …
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Great job.
Nice to find your blog. Hopefully you will keep it up and we will see some useful stuff here in future.
Have a nice time.
Thanks brother
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cool article, thanks
Big big thank you! Saved me from long and boring diggin inside the Zend Framework code.
yes, it takes time without any guidelines
Thx guy ^^
this little word ‘size’ was the solution of my problem… transform a comboBox to a List-Box.
Now, the drop-down… :p
Zend_Form_Element_Select can also be used for mulitple selection.
all that’s needed to be done is set attribute “multiple” to “multiple” e.g
$allAgent=new Zend_Form_Element_Select(‘agents’);
$allAgent->setAttrib(‘multiple’, ‘multiple’);
Zend_Form_Element_MultiSelect extends Zend_Form_Element_Select( to set this attribute
thank you, it’s such a very useful info
How do you enable default items being selected?
Nice DuDe !!!
Is There Any way we can make only readable part in text field and after that we can add other things in zend framework if is there then pls tell me i want to implement in my application i tried lot off but i can’t find solution So Pls Help ME
Thanks In Advance and also for putting Helpful stuff iin Your Blog…….!!!!!!!
Dhanyawaad
Hi Evryone
As I had tried to get the chain selection using oracle with respect to parent to child relationship.
I’m not able to get this using Zend framework, in PHP i’m able to do.
So if anybody have any idea about this, please help me out.
Exactly I need is once you select any object in a drop down box automatically it will show the another drop down box with the respective data from oracle.
Please help me out, if anybody have knows smthng abt it.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards
Muzeeb
It is showing multiple select element successfully on my zend form but when I submit the form after selecting multiple options then it is posting only one value.
Hi i am having problem with populating dropdown in jquery in zend pls help mee
Usefup tips, thanks.
To have a default selected value, use ->setValue($optionKey) or ‘value’ => $optionKey if passing form element parameters as an array.
i.e.:
$techDoc->setLabel(‘Technical Documents’)
->setMultiOptions(
array(“Option Group 1″ => array(‘key1′ => “option1″, ‘key2′ => ”option2″, ‘key3′ => ”option3″),
“Option Group 2″=>array(‘key4′ => “option1″, ‘key5′ => ”option2″, ‘key6′ => ”option3″)))
->setValue(‘key5′); //adds selected=”selected” to option 2 of group 2
Values are assigned by default if there is no key provided (0, 1, etc.).