list_dropdown>>

Outputs an HTML dropdown object containing the different Brimbox lists available for a given layout. This method is usually used within the Brimbox required form.

Class: bb_main, called as $main

File: bb_main.php (php)

Declaration:

function list_dropdown($arr_lists, $name, $list_number, $params = array())

Usage:

$main->list_dropdown($arr_lists, $name, $list_number, $params);

Outputs: Dropdown menu of available lists, the key to the dropdown is usually is the list number.

Note: There is a archive option $archive in the optional $params array.

Parameter: $arr_lists (array)
Reduced lists array from the json_table to be populated into a dropdown select tag. It should be reduced by $row_type. The value of the dropdown is the list number and the displayed choice is the list name.

Parameter: $name (string)
Name of the HTML select object, usually called list_number. It corresponds to the list number in the list array.

Parameter: $list_number (integer)
The list number to be currently selected in the dropdown, usually from the interface state or a postback. Causes the select tag to be selected for list specified.

Parameter: $params (optional array)
The parameters array for passing custom parameters to the function. Parameters not reserved will be outputted as HTML attributes.

Reserved Parameters:

• archive, default false, true will include archived lists (boolean)
• empty, default false, true will set an empty value of -1 (0 reserved for all) (boolean)

Updated: 2016-07-17