Foreach inside a Form::select in Laravel 4

Question

I try to walk a variable using the helpers of Laravel but it trhows an error, and when I do the same with html tags it works correctly.

{{ Form::select('categoria', array(
        @foreach($enlaceid as $categoria) 
          $categoria->id => $categoria->nombre  {{-- I tryed too with englobing with {{ }}
      )) }} 
      @endforeach

    <select name="categoria">
        @foreach($enlaceid as $categoria) 
        <option value= " {{ $categoria->id }} "> {{$categoria->nombre}} </option>
        @endforeach
    </select>

What is this?: `$categoria->id => $categoria->nombre`. What are you trying to do with it? I don't see you using any helpers in this line. — Antonio Carlos Ribeiro, Oct 29 '13 at 21:23
L4 Form helper for select tags works fine with just an array no need to do foreach, just pass the array with key=>value pair and it will set the options — Trying Tobemyself, Oct 30 '13 at 11:47

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 25 '14 at 18:04

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Use the lists() method and pass that to your Form::select() method. Like so:

$categories = Category::lists('name', 'id');

In your view:

{{ Form::select('category_id', $categories) }}

edited Oct 25 '14 at 18:04

Drew Hammond

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answered Oct 30 '13 at 13:52

Gareth Daine

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 22 '17 at 10:08

for you want to use foreach laravelcollective in laravel 5.2 or above, you can use same as @garethDaine but above laravel 5.2, you using pluck() instead lists() because lists() function was depracated in laravel 5.2.

so in the examples is:

$banks = Bank::pluck('name', 'id');

instead

$banks = Bank::lists('name', 'id');

then in your view form:

{!! Form::select('bank_id', $banks, null, ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}

Note: 1st array in you pluck() will be name display on you <option> and second will be value="1" as example.

Seun Oyebode · Answer 3 · 2018-11-20T12:09:50.333

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The answer by Gareth Daine edited by Drew Hammond worked for me, with a slight edit

My Controller

$category = Category::all();

My View

{!! Form::select('category_id', $categories->pluck('name', 'id')) !!}

edited Nov 20 '18 at 12:09

answered Nov 20 '18 at 11:59

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paulalexandru · Answer 4 · 2016-02-16T14:05:26.470

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In case you want to add a default value also to your options you need to do this:

$categories = Category::lists('name', 'id')->toArray();

In your view:

{{ Form::select('category_id', array('0' => 'Default') + $categories) }}

edited Feb 16 '16 at 14:05

answered Feb 15 '16 at 10:54

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Foreach inside a Form::select in Laravel 4

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