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I am new in codeigniter.But now i am developing a project using codeigniter. My Html code like this: 

<input type="text" class="get_started_frm_reg" name="first_name" required />

Now i want to convert it through function form_input() function.I wrote my code like that 

$first_name=array(
     "name"=>"first_name",
     "class"=>"get_started_frm_reg",
     "type"=>"text"
);

But i don't understand how can i put required field.Please help me.

Muhammad Raheel
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$first_name=array("name"=>"first_name",
               "class"=>"get_started_frm_reg",
               "type"=>"text",
               "required"=>"required");

This is working

ahs
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I would recommend the following:

form_input('first_name', $value, 'class="get_started_frm_reg" required');

// if you don't want to pass a variable for value, pass 'null'
form_input('first_name', null, 'class="get_started_frm_reg" required');

The above will output exactly how you were asking in your question.

I like using this method better then passing an array to form_input because you have better control over boolean input values, like required. Also, you don't need to pass text="type" since it is the default on form_input.

doitlikejustin
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The best is to use it like this:

<?=form_input(['name'=>'first_name', 'class'=>'get_started_frm_reg'],'','required');?>

Produces:

<input type="text" class="get_started_frm_reg" name="first_name" required />
Rodrigo Prazim
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