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I need to fetch data from database and put it in my dropdownlist as choices so far nothing is showing in the dropdownlist

MODEL

function getAllGroups() { $query = $this->db->query('SELECT firstname FROM tblsec'); return $query->result(); }

VIEW 

 foreach($groups as $row) { echo '<option value="'.$row->firstname.'">'.$row->firstname.'</option>'; } ?> </select>

CONTROLLER

public function salesorders() { if ($this->session->userdata('logged_in')) { $this->header2(); $data['groups'] = $this->secretary_model->getAllGroups(); $this->load->view('secretary/transactions'); } else { redirect('secretary/sec_login_view'); } }
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    Please check Opening of SELECT TAG <select> Commented Apr 24, 2015 at 15:15

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You didn't pass any data to your view.

$this->load->view() has an optional second parameter to supply data to your view from the controller. e.g. $this->load->view('secretary/transactions', $data)

You also don't define $data anywhere until $data['groups'] (Unless you just cut out some code)

Finally, the view will receive the passed data as $groups because that's what you are setting it to in the $data variable when you say $data['groups'], it turns the keys into variables.

Also, I would try outputting your database query on the page to see if it's successfully querying before putting it in the SELECT tag (just for easier debugging)

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Try this:

Controller

$data['groups'] = $this->secretary_model->getAllGroups(); $this->load->view('secretary/transactions', $data);

View

$options = array(); foreach($groups as $group){ $options[$group->firstname] = $group->firstname; } echo form_dropdown('dropdownName', $options);
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