Value2 Arrays

To create a drop down that displays text but records a number, consider the following values2 array:

$opts['fdd']['hidden'] = array(
  'default'    => '0',
  'help|ACP'   => 'Select',
  'input'      => '',
  'maxlen'     => 1,
  'name'       => 'Hidden',
  'options'    => 'ACPVDFL',
  'required'   => false,
  'select'     => 'D',
  'sort'       => true,
  'values2'    => array('0' => 'No', '1' => 'Yes')
);

The following example illustrates post-initialization of the 'values2' array. Readability may sometimes be enhanced by post-initializing a 'values2' array.

$opts['fdd']['hidden'] = array(
  'default'    => '0',
  'help|ACP'   => 'Select',
  'input'      => '',
  'maxlen'     => 1,
  'name'       => 'Hidden',
  'options'    => 'ACPVDFL',
  'required'   => false,
  'select'     => 'D',
  'sort'       => true
);

// Post-initialization example 1:
$opts['fdd']['hidden']['values2'] = array('0' => 'No',  '1' => 'Yes');

// Post-initialization example 2:
$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = array('1' => 'Yes', '0' => 'No');

Random examples of post-initialized drop downs follow.

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = array(
  'N' => 'No',
  'Y' => 'Yes',
);

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = array(
   '0' => 'Public',
   '1' => 'Private'
);

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = array(
  '0' => 'Uncategorized',
  '1' => 'First Class',
  '2' => 'Second Class',
  '3' => 'Third Class'
);

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = array(
   '' => '',
   'AL' => 'Alabama', 
   'AK' => 'Alaska', 
   'AZ' => 'Arizona', 
   'AR' => 'Arkansas', 
   'CA' => 'California', 
   'CO' => 'Colorado', 
   'CT' => 'Connecticut', 
   'DC' => 'Dist. of Columbia', 
   'DE' => 'Delaware', 
   'FL' => 'Florida', 
   'GA' => 'Georgia', 
   'HI' => 'Hawaii', 
   'ID' => 'Idaho', 
   'IL' => 'Illinois', 
   'IN' => 'Indiana', 
   'IA' => 'Iowa', 
   'KS' => 'Kansas', 
   'KY' => 'Kentucky', 
   'LA' => 'Louisiana', 
   'ME' => 'Maine', 
   'MD' => 'Maryland', 
   'MA' => 'Massachusetts', 
   'MI' => 'Michigan', 
   'MN' => 'Minnesota', 
   'MS' => 'Mississippi', 
   'MO' => 'Missouri', 
   'MT' => 'Montana', 
   'NE' => 'Nebraska', 
   'NV' => 'Nevada', 
   'NH' => 'New Hampshire', 
   'NJ' => 'New Jersey', 
   'NM' => 'New Mexico', 
   'NY' => 'New York', 
   'NC' => 'North Carolina', 
   'ND' => 'North Dakota', 
   'OH' => 'Ohio', 
   'OK' => 'Oklahoma', 
   'OR' => 'Oregon', 
   'PA' => 'Pennsylvania', 
   'RI' => 'Rhode Island', 
   'SC' => 'South Carolina', 
   'SD' => 'South Dakota', 
   'TN' => 'Tennessee', 
   'TX' => 'Texas', 
   'UT' => 'Utah', 
   'VT' => 'Vermont', 
   'VA' => 'Virginia', 
   'WA' => 'Washington', 
   'WV' => 'West Virginia', 
   'WI' => 'Wisconsin', 
   'WY' => 'Wyoming'
);

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2']   = array(
   '0' => 'Sunday',
   '1' => 'Monday',
   '2' => 'Tuesday', 
   '3' => 'Wednesday',
   '4' => 'Thursday',
   '5' => 'Friday',
   '6' => 'Saturday'
);

If the same array for 'values2' will be used multiple times in your form, consider creating it in a way that will enhance readability when it's applied.

$yn = array(
   '0' => 'No',
   '1' => 'Yes'
);

$opts['fdd']['col_name']['values2'] = $yn;

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