Added the ability to have optgroups in form_dropdown() within the form helper.
diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index c002c6f..01d0ea7 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -268,11 +268,26 @@
foreach ($options as $key => $val)
{
$key = (string) $key;
- $val = (string) $val;
- $sel = (in_array($key, $selected))?' selected="selected"':'';
+ if (is_array($val))
+ {
+ $form .= '<optgroup label="'.$key.'">'."\n";
- $form .= '<option value="'.$key.'"'.$sel.'>'.$val."</option>\n";
+ foreach ($val as $optgroup_key => $optgroup_val)
+ {
+ $sel = (in_array($key, $selected)) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
+
+ $form .= '<option value="'.$optgroup_key.'"'.$sel.'>'.(string) $optgroup_val."</option>\n";
+ }
+
+ $form .= '</optgroup>'."\n";
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ $sel = (in_array($key, $selected)) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
+
+ $form .= '<option value="'.$key.'"'.$sel.'>'.(string) $val."</option>\n";
+ }
}
$form .= '</select>';