Modify The Chtml::listdata ?

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Im trying to make a dropdownlist as: <?php echo CHtml::dropDownList(‘product’, $id, $list) with $list is:


$models = Category::model()->findAll(array('order' => 'date'));

 $list = CHtml::listData($models, 'name', 'date');

The thing is the date column is not yet formatted. I want to format it but dont know to do stuff with the listData(). It should be something like: $list = CHtml::listData($models, ‘name’, myformat($model->date));. I tried to format it and put it into an array but could not add it in the CHtml::listData. Please help :).

2

Create a function in your model called something like getFormattedDate():




    public function getFormattedDate()

    {

        // return the date formatted as required

    }

Then update CHtml::listData() to use this property:




    $list = CHtml::listData($models, 'name', 'formattedDate');
3

Dear Friend

You can pass anonymous functions as 2nd, 3rd or 4th parameters in CHtml::listData().




$list = CHtml::listData($models, 'name',function($model) {


   return //do something with $model->date;


});

Regards.

4

Love your answer Keith :).

Thank you too, seenivasan.

5

Create a function in model and return the whole List(what u need here) and just pass it to

CHtml::dropDownList(),

<?php echo CHtml::dropDownList($model,‘name’,MODELNAME::MyList(‘param’)); ?>